SUCCESSION

I took over at twenty-eight because life did not give me a choice. You grow up fast when you have to.

The best person for the job should run the company. Not the founder's son.

My father built something that will outlast all of us. My job is to protect it.

My father built this business. My job is to make sure it outlasts both of us.

After 22 years, the time is right for new leadership. Atlassian is ready for the next chapter.

A family that stays together builds together. Without trust among the members, no empire can survive.

Jim Sinegal will run this better than I did. I knew that when I hired him.

I do not know if the fourth generation of the Wee Kheng Chiang family will take over the reins in the future. I can only hope they do.

I can't force my children to do things they don't want.

So many family-owned oil companies no longer exist because they failed what I call the intergenerational management succession challenge.