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* [http://www.education.theage.com.au/history.asp A history of ''The Age'' newspaper] |
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Revision as of 11:09, 24 February 2016
Warwick Fairfax | |
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| Born | 1960 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | Oxford University Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Business consultant Executive coach |
| Known for | John Fairfax Holdings Ltd |
| Spouse | Gale |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Warwick Oswald Fairfax Mary, Lady Fairfax |
| Website | www.fairfaxadvisers.com |
Warwick Fairfax (born December 1960) is an Australian businessman and consultant based in the United States.[1] He was well known in the 1990s as the media heir who unsuccessfully trying to privatise his family's media company Fairfax Media in 1987.[2][3]
Family and Education
He was the son of Warwick Oswald Fairfax and his third wife, Mary, Lady Fairfax. Fairfax was educated at both Oxford and Harvard.[1][3] He is married with three children and serves as a Elder at Bay Area Community Church.[3]
Business
He successfully took over the then company John Fairfax holding but on 10 December 1990 the company collapsed and a receiver was appointed. The controversial method of financing and purchasing holdings of the established company from family members and the consequential problems arising in the media group in later years are still cited today in Australian media history.
In 1991, he migrated to the United States.[3] Finally settling in Annapolis, Maryland, he founded a successful business consultancy and executive coach business. [3]
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Fairfax Consulting - Warwick Bio". www.fairfaxadvisers.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Family affair again after days of young Warwick - Business - Business". www.theage.com.au. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Rising after the fall - National - smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 November 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
References
- A history of The Age newspaper
- Coleridge, Nicholas (March 1994). Paper Tigers: The Latest, Greatest Newspaper Tycoons. Secaucus, N.J: Birch Lane Press. ISBN 9781559722155.
- Coleridge, Nicholas (2012). Paper Tigers. Random House,. ISBN 9781448149902.
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