Roger Corbett

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Roger Corbett

AO
Born
Roger Campbell Corbett

(1942-09-06) 6 September 1942 (age 81)
Nationality Australian
Education Shore School
Alma mater UNSW Sydney
OccupationBusinessman
Political party Liberal

Roger Campbell Corbett AO (born 6 September 1942) is an Australian businessman. From January 1999 to September 2006, Corbett was CEO of Woolworths Limited, a large retailing conglomerate.

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Career

Educated at Shore School, Corbett graduated from UNSW Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce. [1]

In 2003, Corbett was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the retail industry, particularly as a contributor to the development of industry policy and standards, and to the community, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Charles Sturt University the same year. [2] In 2008, he was promoted to an officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to business, particularly through leadership and executive roles in the retail sector and a range of allied organisations, and to the community. [3] He is also a member of the Liberal Party of Australia [4] and is president of its Warringah branch. [5]

There is a bitter relationship between the former Fairfax Media chairman and its largest shareholder Gina Rinehart. The relationship developed to the personal level once Fairfax Media's incumbent board of directors declined Gina Rinehart's request to offer her three seats on the board of directors. [6]

Personal life

Corbett is married and has three children. [7] He is a committed Christian. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Roger Campbell Corbett AO, BCom, FAIM, FRMIA: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg . 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ↑ CORBETT, Roger Campbell AM, It's an Honour, 9 June 2003.
  3. ↑ CORBETT, Roger Campbell AO, It's an Honour, 9 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Rudd dismisses criticism from Fairfax chairman". 4 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Koziol, Michael (8 August 2020). "'Completely made up': Factional tricks in Liberal preselection battle for Warringah". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rinehart's Fairfax battle gets personal". 29 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Dow, Steve (11 June 2006). "Chief concerns". The Sun-Herald .
  8. ↑ https://www.acc.edu.au/podcast/roger-corbett/ The Inspiration Project


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