Visy Industries was established in Melbourne, Australia in 1948 and has since grown to become one of the world’s largest privately owned paper, packaging and recycling companies, Visy was owned by Richard Pratt until his death, on which date, was a prominent Australian businessman, chairman of the privately owned company Visy Industries, and a leading figure of Melbourne society?
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Visy Industries Visy Industries was established in Melbourne, Australia in 1948 and has since grown to become one of the world’s largest privately owned paper, packaging and recycling companies. Today, Visy employs more than 9500 people in Australia and the United States (where it is known as Pratt Industries USA), with total sales exceeding more than $5 billion. Visy was owned by Richard Pratt until his death on 28 April 2009. when his son Anthony Pratt assumed the role of Executive Chairman. He has also presided over a major expansion into the Asian packaging market and moved to position Visy as a key player in food security for the region.
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Richard Pratt (Australian businessman) Richard J. Pratt (born Ryszard Przecicki; 10 December 193428 April 2009) was a prominent Australian businessman, chairman of the privately owned company Visy Industries, and a leading figure of Melbourne society. In the year before his death Pratt was Australia's fourth-richest person, with a personal fortune valued at  billion.
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A. O. Whitington Arthur Onslow Whitington (1858 – 14 May 1919), generally known as A. O. Whitington or simply "A.O.", was a businessman and sportsman in South Australia, the highly regarded founding secretary of the revived South Australian Jockey Club, serving from 1888 to 1919.
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Brett Godfrey Brett Godfrey (born 8 August 1963) is an Australian businessman and co-founder of Virgin Australia Airlines. Godfrey was awarded the Centenary Medal for his service to Tourism and Aviation in 2003 and inducted into the HM Awards’ ‘Hall of Fame’ in 2015.
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David Chalmers (Scottish industrialist) David Chalmers, styled David Chalmers of Redhall, FRSE FSA (1820–1899) was a Scottish industrialist. He was heavily involved in paper manufacture, founding his own company of David Chalmers & Co, and by the late 19th century was the sole owner of Cowan & Co Paperworks.
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Calvert Pratt Calvert Coates Pratt OBE (October 6, 1888 – November 13, 1963) was a Newfoundland businessman and a Canadian Senator. He was president of Purity Factories, a Newfoundland food manufacturer. He was also a director of Newfoundland Light and Power, the Canadian Bank of Commerce, British Newfoundland Development Corporation (BRINCO), and a number of other businesses.
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Wenceslaus Anthony Wenceslaus Anthony, MNZM (28 September 1957 – 23 July 2017) was an Indian-born New Zealand business man, the chairman and managing director of "WA Marketing Ltd" (WAML Group) and the chairman and Director of "Pact Industries Pty Ltd", Australia. He was a recipient of the title, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice.
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Richard Caring Richard Allan Caring (born June 1948) is a British businessman, who is active in fashion, and latterly property and restaurants.
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Peter McMullin Peter McMullin (born 25 April 1952) is an Australian businessman, lawyer and philanthropist. Peter has an extensive career in both the public and private sectors as his broad network and skills traverse a range of industries. His varying roles and more recent philanthropic activity reflects his wide-ranging interests and includes being the Mayor of Geelong in 2006 and Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne between 1996 and 1999. Peter also held the role of President of VECCI between 2010 - 2013, Chairman of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival between 2000 - 2008 and was the Deputy President of the Museums Board of Victoria between 2000 - 2010.
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Melbourne Shakespeare Society The Melbourne Shakespeare Society was founded in Melbourne, Australia in 1884, at the suggestion of Edward Ellis Morris who was president 1884–1888. Other original members included: William Ievers, James Smith, James Edward Neild (president in 1890).
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Steelbro Steelbro Group is a heavy vehicle and crane manufacturer headquartered in Victoria, Australia. In 2013 it owned the Steelbro, Transtank, Fuelgear and Freightquip businesses. It grew from the company Steelbro, headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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James Lorimer (Australian politician) Sir James Lorimer {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (30 March 1831 – 6 September 1889) was an Australian politician and businessman. He was the first chairman of the Melbourne Harbour Trust and a Member of the Legislative Council in the Victorian parliament from 1879 to 1889.
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Royal Society of Victoria The Royal Society of Victoria (RSV) is the oldest learned society in the state of Victoria in Australia.
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Edward Grundy Edward Lindley Grundy (c. 1795 – 21 January 1875) was a businessman, politician and editor in the young colony of South Australia.
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Richard Adams (Traidcraft) Richard Adams, OBE (born 28 October 1946) is the British founder of the UK fair trade organisations Tearcraft and Traidcraft and of a number of social enterprises which promote environmentally responsible and ethical business.
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Herbert Brookes Herbert Robinson Brookes (20 December 1867 – 1 December 1963) was an Australian businessman, philanthropist, and political activist. He inherited substantial holdings from his father, and served as president of the Victorian Chamber of Manufactures. He was involved in numerous charities, and was a major benefactor to the University of Melbourne, his alma mater. Brookes also filled various governmental positions, serving on the Board of Trade, the Tariff Board, the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and briefly as the first Commissioner-General to the United States.
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Ron Brierley Sir Ronald Alfred "Ron" Brierley (born 2 August 1937) is a New Zealand investor and corporate raider, chairman and director of a number of companies in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
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Irving Scholar Irving Alan Scholar (born 1947) is a property tycoon and former investor in football clubs, most noted for his time as chairman of Tottenham Hotspur and as a director of Nottingham Forest.
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Thomas Sutcliffe Mort Thomas Sutcliffe Mort (23 December 18169 May 1878) was an Australian industrialist responsible for improving refrigeration of meat. He was renowned for speculation in the local pastoral industry as well as industrial activities such as his Ice-Works in Sydney's Darling Harbour and dry dock and engineering works at Balmain.
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James Wilson (businessman) James Wilson (3 June 1805 – 11 August 1860) was a Scottish businessman, economist, and Liberal politician who founded "The Economist" weekly and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, which merged with Standard Bank in 1969 to form Standard Chartered.
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Rick Allert Richard Hugh "Rick" Allert AO is an Australian businessman who was chairman of Tourism Australia from 2007 to 2012.
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Hardy Brothers Hardy Brothers is a specialty retailer and private company of fine jewellery, timepieces and decorative arts in Australia. Its historic products are now highly collectible and are held in state and national collections. It is the only Australian jewellery business to hold a Royal Warrant and since 1980 has produced the Melbourne Cup.