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Why the CEO of this $1.3bn company leads like a dad

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 22, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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McMillan Shakespeare chief Rob De Luca has had a long and winding career, and has come to think about leadership as a bit like being a parent.

Why the CEO of this $1.3bn company leads like a dad

Rob De Luca says it’s funny how life can come full circle. The chief executive of car leasing and salary packaging company McMillan Shakespeare is the son of Italian migrants and grew up in Adelaide, endlessly playing tennis and working in his father’s restaurants.

After close to two decades in banking, working in senior executive roles at National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank, his career took a left turn into healthcare, including as CEO of the National Disability Insurance Agency and then as CEO of a private equity-backed, aged, health and disability business called Zenitas Healthcare.

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