Tuesday 15 November 2022 12:59 AM Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes gains seats on board of Australia's ... trends now Greenie billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes in shock win as Atlassian tech guru gets EVERYTHING he wants with clean sweep of the board of Australia's biggest polluter AGL Mike Cannon-Brookes has won in his bid to install four directors on AGL's board By Jesse Hyland For Daily Mail Australia and Prashant Mehra For Australian Associated Press Published: 00:48 GMT, 15 November 2022 | Updated: 00:50 GMT, 15 November 2022 Viewcomments Tech billionaire MIke Cannon-Brookes has had a huge win as AGL's largest shareholder after his bid to install four new candidates on the energy company's board was successful. AGL chairwoman Patricia McKenzie told shareholders on Tuesday that former Tesla Energy director Mark Twidell, former Energy Security Board chairwoman Kerry Schott, Metcash director Christine Holman and Professor John Pollaers would be joining as new members of the board. 'The board welcomes these new directors to the board and will work constructively with them in the best of interests of shareholders,' she said. Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes (pictured left with former US vice president Al Gore) has been successful in his bid to install four new directors on AGL's board Mr Cannon-Brookes' private company, Grok Ventures, nominated the four candidates as part of a broader effort to transition to renewable energy. The Atlassian co-founder has long strived to accelerate the closure of the company's coal-fired power plants and achieve net zero emissions. The proposal to install four new directors came to fruition after backing from AGL's other shareholders. 'Based on the proxies lodged ahead of the meeting, the election of Mark Twidell, Dr Kerry Schott, Christine Holman and John Pollaers as Directors has been supported by our Shareholders,' Ms McKenzie said. 'The Board welcomes these new Directors to the Board and will work constructively with them in the best of interests of shareholders.' More to come Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility