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Forrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisions

Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s private investment chief was deeply involved in decisions made by Fortescue as the ASX-listed mining giant considered deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to evidence provided to a court.

The Forrest family controls almost 37 per cent of Fortescue. Andy Vesey, an executive at the company, told a Connecticut court that John Hartman – at the time the chief investment officer of Tattarang and now its chief executive – was intimately involved in Fortescue’s push into clean energy.

Source: https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/forrest-family-powerbroker-hartman-allegedly-decided-fortescue-deals-20250306-p5lhlm