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Justin Di Lollo | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of Western Australia Australian Graduate School of Management |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | www |
Justin Di Lollo is an Australian lobbyist. [1] He established a Sydney office of the firm Hakluyt and Company.
Prior to lobbying, Di Lollo was a political staffer. He advised multiple MPs within the ALP caucus between 1988 and 1999. [2] He was a staffer to Kim Beazley between 1994 and 1999, while the MP was Minister for Finance, Deputy Prime Minister, and Leader of the Opposition. [3]
After finishing work as a political staffer, Di Lollo worked as a lobbyist for Hawker Britton and eventually become a managing director in 2010. [4] His lobbying role included advocacy on behalf of banking and coal seam gas interests. [5] [6]
Di Lollo was the practice director of government-relations firms for the STW Group (ASX:SGN), which was a part-owner of multiple government-relations and public affairs firms in Australia, New Zealand and southeast Asia. [7]
In 2016, STW Group merged with the Australian and New Zealand businesses of WPP plc following shareholder approval. [8] Di Lollo was executive director of WPP AUNZ Government Relations with management over Hawker Britton and Barton Deakin.
Di Lollo is a Member of the Council of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia. [9]
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