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Wesfarmers (AU:WES) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data

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About Wesfarmers

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) is a diversified Australian company with operations in retail, resources, industrials, and chemicals, energy, and fertilisers. It is one of the largest companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and has many well-known retail subsidiaries, including Bunnings, Coles, Kmart, Target, and Officeworks. Wesfarmers is one of Australia’s largest private sector employers with approximately 120,000 team members. In addition to its retail businesses, Wesfarmers also operates in pharmaceutical distribution, manufacturing and distributing chemicals and fertilisers, gas processing and distribution, and industrial and safety products. Wesfarmers is also developing an integrated lithium project in Western Australia, which will include a mine, concentrator, and refinery.

Snapshot

Public AUOwnership
1914Year founded
29563Employees
Perth, AustraliaHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

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Perth, AU

Products and/or services of Wesfarmers

  • Retail: Extensive leading online and brick-and-mortar retail brands from Bunnings, Australia’s largest home improvement retailer, to Coles, Australia’s second-largest supermarket chain.
  • Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety: Personal protective equipment, workwear, tools, and industrial supplies, to businesses in a variety of industries.
  • Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers: a leading manufacturer and distributor of chemicals, energy, and fertiliser products used in a variety of industries, including agriculture, mining, and manufacturing.
  • Wesfarmers Health: The company owns and operates a number of pharmacy brands, including Priceline Pharmacy, Soul Pattinson Chemist, and Clear Skincare.
  • Wesfarmers Insurance: The company offers a wide range of insurance products, including home insurance, car insurance, travel insurance, and life insurance.

Wesfarmers executive team

  • Mr. Robert Geoffrey ScottMD, CEO & Director
  • Mr. Anthony Natale GianottiChief Financial Officer
  • Ms. Aleksandra SpaseskaCFO & Managing Director of Kmart Group
  • Mr. Michael SchneiderMD of Bunnings Group and MD of Bunnings Australia & New Zealand
  • Dan HarloeInvestor Relations Manager
  • Ms. Maya vanden DriesenGroup General Counsel
  • Rebecca KeenanMedia & Public Affairs Manager
  • Ms. Jennifer BryantChief Human Resources Officer
  • Mr. Tim J. BultManaging Director of Industrial & Safety
  • Ms. Marina JoanouManaging Director of Target