WD-40 boss Garry Ridge, the Australian stepping down as CEO of a brand everyone knows, talks about 25 years at the helm - The Australian Financial Review

Former travelling salesman Garry Ridge is the longest serving Australian chief of a listed US company, and it sells one of the world’s best-known products.

Sitting in a big chocolate-coloured booth, Ridge takes a sip of Californian Chardonnay and starts regaling me with tales of his life as a travelling salesman. He says hes been to 72 countries sellin… [+9236 chars]

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