Original article by Tim Binsted
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 & 24 : 19-Mar-15

Shares in explosives group Orica closed 5.3 per cent lower at $A18.20 on 18 March 2015, in response to the imminent departure of CEO Ian Smith. He will remain in the role until Orica concludes an international search for his successor. Smith concedes that his management style had sometimes caused conflict with other Orica executive, but stresses that he had been working hard to change for the better. Chairman Russell Caplan says the group will continue to pursue its current strategy

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