Bob Hawes
Australiabusiness executiveMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Bob Hawes is the chief executive of Business Hunter, a peak body representing producers in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. He has been vocal about the economic uncertainties faced by local industries, particularly in response to US President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, highlighting the significant role of Tomago Aluminium, Australia's largest smelter, in the regional economy.
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Business Hunter chief executive Bob Hawes welcomed the growth, saying construction was the Hunter’s third-largest contributor to gross domestic product.
How high-density development is transforming Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central CoastAustralia· 2026-09-25
Bob Hawes, chief executive of Business Hunter, said if an exemption being considered for Australia did not extend to aluminium imports, the wider impact on the region would be at 'a very high level'.
Tomago Aluminium workers’, Hunter Valley residents’ nervous waitAustralia· 2025-02-13
