That would be the same board on which sits Luke Sayers, the former PwC boss who is also president of the Carlton Football Club, whose No. 1 ticket holder is Frydenberg. Though we are sure that had nothing to do with Yates’ demotion. Nevertheless, Yates spent but a forgettable two months as senior adviser before Sentient announced last week that he had “agreed with the board to end his tenure with Sentient”. But Yates’ staggered exit is one of the least curious happenings at Sentient over the last month, which began when Thorburn giddily told staff on October 4 that...