Rick Allert

Richard Hugh "Rick" Allert AO is an Australian businessman who was chair of Tourism Australia from 2007 to 2012.

Before this, he worked with Carroll Winter & Co Chartered Accountants from 1959 to 1960, and then with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company from 1960; he was a partner with them from 1973 to 1979. He was a senior partner of Allert Heard & Co Chartered Accountants (1979–89) until it was acquired by the then Arthur Andersen & Co in 1989.

He was chair of Southcorp (1989–2002). In 1995, he was appointed a director of Coles Myer.^[1] He was chair of Coles Myer from 2002 until it was acquired by Wesfarmers in 2007. Allert is also chair of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd, Voyages Hotels & Resorts Pty Ltd and a Director of the Australia Business Arts Foundation.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1997,^[2] an Honorary Doctor of the University of South Australia in 2000, awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001,^[3] and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2008.^[4]

Director list

Chairman list

Chairman of the National Mutual Life Association Ltd. (NMLA)
Chairman of the Aboriginal Foundation of South Australia Inc.
Chairman of the Western Desert Resources Ltd.^[5]

• Chairman of the James Morrison Academy of Music

Charity positions

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme (SA)
National President of the National Heart Foundation of Australia
Chairman Pembroke School Foundation
Deputy Chairman of the Adelaide Football Club Ltd.

Awards

In 2011, Rick Allert was the recipient of The Ernst & Young Champion of Entrepreneurship Award, Central Region. This award is given to those individuals "with a long-term record of outstanding entrepreneurial achievement, who have driven the growth of an Australian company, or companies over a sustained period of time and made a significant contribution to their community.^[6]"

Other positions

Commissioner of the South Australian Health Commission
Deputy Chairman of the South Australian Development Council
Chairman of AustralAsia Railway Corporation
Chairman of the National Wine Centre
Member of the Singapore Australia Business Alliance Forum

References

^ board of directors, Coles Myer
^ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM)". 9 June 1997. For service to business and to the community, particularly through the National Heart Foundation
^ "Centenary Medal". 1 January 2001. For service to Australian society through rail transport, business and taxation
^ "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)". 9 June 2008. For service to the business sector through visionary leadership and promotion of corporate social responsibility, and to the community through involvement with and support for a range of artistic, charitable and educational organisations.
^ "western desert resources ltd (WDR:Australian Stock Exchange Ltd)". Business Week. Retrieved 20 May 2014.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "EY Champions of Entrepreneurship". Ernst & Young. Retrieved 20 May 2014.

External links

Review of Business Taxation: [1]

[1] rd of directors, Coles Myer

[AM-2] "Member of the Order of Australia (AM)". 9 June 1997. For service to business and to the community, particularly through the National Heart Foundation

[CM-3] "Centenary Medal". 1 January 2001. For service to Australian society through rail transport, business and taxation

[AO-4] "Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)". 9 June 2008. For service to the business sector through visionary leadership and promotion of corporate social responsibility, and to the community through involvement with and support for a range of artistic, charitable and educational organisations.

[5] "western desert resources ltd (WDR:Australian Stock Exchange Ltd)". Business Week. Retrieved 20 May 2014.^{[dead link‍]}

[6] "EY Champions of Entrepreneurship". Ernst & Young. Retrieved 20 May 2014.

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