Famous Australian CEOs

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James Packer

(Billionaire Businessman and Son of Media Mogul Kerry Packer)

Birthdate: September 8, 1967

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Australian business magnate James Packer, son of media mogul Kerry Packer, inherited Consolidated Press Holdings Limited. He has led Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, Consolidated Media Holdings, and Crown Resorts, as an executive chairman. In 2017, Forbes named him the ninth-richest Australian. He also owns two philanthropic foundations.

Andrew Forrest

(Australian Businessman and Non-Executive Chairman of ‘Fortescue Metals Group’)

Birthdate: November 18, 1961

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Perth, Australia

Australian billionaire businessman Andrew Forrest, or Twiggy, also made Australia’s biggest charity contribution, of A$655 million, in 2019. The former Fortescue Metals Group CEO has now deviated to farming and has targeted the milk and dairy demands of China. In 2021, his foundation slammed China’s treatment of the Uighurs.

Melanie Perkins

(Chief executive officer)

Birthdate: 1987 AD

Birthplace: Perth, Australia

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Mike Cannon-Brookes

(Chief Executive Officer)

Birthdate: November 17, 1979

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States

James P. Gorman

(Australian-American Financier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 'Morgan Stanley')

Birthdate: July 14, 1958

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Australian-born American James P. Gorman had initially studied law and taken up a job at a law firm. The Columbia Business School alumnus then worked for firms such as McKinsey and Merrill Lynch, before serving as the CEO of Morgan Stanley. He also serves the US Federal Reserve Board and other boards.

Scott Farquhar

(Ceo)

Birthdate: 1979

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Sydney, Australia

Mark Bouris

(Australian Businessman Best Known as the Founder and Chairman of 'Wizard Home Loans')

Birthplace: Punchbowl, Australia

Mark Bouris is an Australian businessman, media personality, and author. He is best known for founding Wizard Home Loans, one of the most popular non-bank mortgage lenders in Australia. He also serves as the chairman of Yellow Brick Road, which he founded in 2007. Mark Bouris has also hosted TV shows like The Apprentice Australia and The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

Ruslan Kogan

(CEO)

Birthdate: 1982

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Babruysk, Belarus

David Gyngell

(Australian Businessman and Television Executive)

Birthdate: 1966 AD

Birthplace: Australia

Jacques Nasser

(Ford’s CEO and President (1999 to 2001))

Birthdate: December 12, 1947

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Amyoun, Lebanon

Thérèse Rein

(Businessperson)

Birthdate: July 17, 1958

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Adelaide, Australia

Katie Page

(Chief Executive Officer)

Birthdate: 1956 AD

Birthplace: Mareeba, Australia

Andrew Demetriou

(Australian Businessman, Sports Administrator, and Former Rules Football Player)

Birthdate: April 14, 1961

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Charlie Bell

(Executive)

Birthdate: November 7, 1960

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Kingsford, Australia

Died: January 17, 2005

Rob Scott

(Australian Businessman and Former National Champion and National Representative Rower)

Birthdate: August 5, 1969

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Robert Thomson

(CEO)

Birthdate: March 11, 1961

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Torrumbarry, Australia

Geoff Polites

(Automotive Executive)

Birthdate: November 5, 1947

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Died: April 20, 2008