Original front-runner was apparently former PM Scott Morrison (who will vacate his seat shortly) given his multiple diplomatic and portfolio skills.
However given his proven financial acumen, front-runner is now US Investment banker Bernard Madoff. He is adept at growing a company based on aging/non-existent assets as well as handsomely rewarding executives. Naysayers aside, the documentary ’Weekend at Bernie’s’ accurately depicts that a corporate figurehead can be effectively used by a board for their own ends, regardless of the individual’s state of being.