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Sidney Hordern Myer is an Australian businessman and philanthropist with strong associations with ongoing relations between Australia and Asia. He is a grandson of Sidney Myer and Dame Merlyn Myer. Since graduating from Monash University with a Bachelor of Economics and a Graduate Diploma of Marketing, Myer has been exposed to over 25 years of business experience.

Myer is currently involved in a diverse array of organisations and companies, which include:

Myer continues to speak and facilitate at numerous international and local forums including the Asialink National Forum, The Asialink Conversations, Generation 21, ASEAN Australia New Zealand Dialogue. [1]

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References

  1. Profile Archived 2010-10-08 at the Wayback Machine asialink.unimelb.edu.au; accessed 7 June 2015.