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Nobody is more connected in Australian business than former Orica chief Malcolm Broomhead. That’s the result of The Power Index crunching Optimice’s data on a boardroom connectedness basis.

David Gonski, not surprisingly, rejects the idea of his own power. But when you add up his boardroom roles — from Coca-Cola to Investec to Infrastructure NSW and the Sydney Theatre Company — and his relationships in Canberra, there’s little doubt he rules corporate Australia.

Bob Every is responsible for a lot of jobs as chairman of retail giant Wesfarmers and building products manufacturer Boral. But the corporate veteran who helps steer the country’s biggest retailers — and dolls out big salaries to its bosses — would rather talk about his charity work.

A ranking of ASX board members based on the combined market capitalisation of their companies (worth $50 billion or more). Data compiled by business intelligence firm Optimice and sourced from Thomson Reuters as of October 26.

A failed political tilt turned into a glittering corporate career for Kevin McCann, who steers the boards of millionaire factory Macquarie and Origin Energy among other high-profile business gigs. Name nearly any sector of the Australian economy and he’s touched it.