27 Mei 2009

Australia's 10 Richest ( Series 2 )

By : Devon Pendleton



6. Anthony Pratt
49 year, Single, 1 chil, $1.6 Billion, PACKAGING
Appointed cochairman of family’s packaging empire, Visy industries



7. Gina Rinehart
55 year, Widowed, 4 children, $1.5 Billion, MINING
Wrested control of late father’s mining assets from stepmother in 2003, also own Direct stake in another iron ore mine through family company Hancock Prospecting




8. Kerr Neilson
59 year, Married, 2 children, $1.45 Billion, FINANCE
South African—born financier founded Platinum Asset Management with George Soros as a backer in 19993.



9. Kerry Stokes
68 year, disvorced, 4 children, $1 Billion, CONSTRUCTION
Owns Westrac, Australias largest dealer of caterpillar equipment, also has majority stake in media group Seven Network .




10. Lindsay Fox
72 year, Married, 7 Children, $ 970 Million, LOGISTIC
Founder of Australia’s largest private logistics company ; Operates 5000 trucks, 2 Airport, etc

They are all best CEO in the world and they have good leadership and skill ......

25 Mei 2009

Australia's 10 Richest

Australia’s 10 Richest ( Series 1 )

By Devon Pendleton.

Between bushfires, a dismal economy and the epic box office disaster Australia, the past 12 months have been equally dreary for the nation’s 40 richest business people, almost all of whom are poorer . There are now 9 billionaires, nearly half asa many as in 2008.


1. James Packer
41 year, Married, 1 child, $3.1 Billion, GAMING
Reclaim title as richest Australian despite steep stock losses at consolidated media And gaming company Crown .



2. Frank Lowy
78 year, Married,3 children, $2.8 Billion, SHOPING MALLS
Czech immigrant, founded retail real estate giant Westfield group, which own 119 malls in australia, New Zealand, etc.


3. Harry Triguboff
76 year, Married, 2 children, $2 Billion, REAL ESTATE
“High-Rise Harry” is australias biggest apartment builder,His Mariton Apartment has build 55000 flats, mainly in Sidney.


4. John Gandel
74 year, Married, 4 Children, $1.7 Billion, SHOPPING MALLS
Owns half of Melbourne shoping mall Chadstone and 17% stake in listed property trust that own the other half.


5. Andrew Forrest
47 year, Married, 3 Children,$1.65 Billion, MINING
Last years no1, shares of his Fortescue Metals group dropped two-third because of slowing iron core demand, falling prices .