Alex Waislitz
Alex Waislitz | |
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| Born | Alex Waislitz 16 February 1958 Melbourne, Australia |
| Board member of | Founder and CEO of Thorney Investment Group Vice President of the Collingwood Football Club |
| Spouse | Heloise Pratt |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | Richard Pratt (father-in-law) Anthony Pratt (brother-in-law) |
Alex Waislitz (Melbourne 1958-) is an Australian businessman.
Waislitz has been a member of the Collingwood Football Club Board of Directors since 1998 and is currently their vice-president. He has made many significant donations to the club in recent years.[1]
Early life and education
Waislitz was born to a wealthy Jewish family. Both his Warsaw-born father, David (1922-2009), and his mother were immigrants from Poland. He completed a Law and Commerce Degree at Monash University, Melbourne in 1979 and is a graduate of the Owner/President Management Program of the Harvard Business School
Work life
Waislitz has extensive business and capital markets experience and has been a member of several public company Boards of directors. He is currently Director of various Pratt Group and Visy Board companies. [2]
- Founder (1991) and executive director (1991–2009) of Thorney Investment Group which invests in public securities, private companies and property, and has close connection to the Pratt family investments.[3] Thorney specialises in emerging companies across a broad range of industries including Manufacturing, Technology, Mining Services and Resources. In 2016 the Australian Taxation Office revealed that the company had paid no tax in 2013-14, despite revenue of $430 million.[4]
- Director (1998–2009) of Collingwood Football Club[5] and Vice President (2009)
- Member of the International Advisory Board for Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Ben-Gurion University School of Management[6]
- Waislitz is also a movie producer. He has produced movies such as Hotel de Love & Joey
Personal life
Waislitz is married to Heloise Pratt, daughter of Richard Pratt.[7] He has three children. He currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.
References
- ^ Warner, Michael; McFarlane, Glenn (15 March 2010). "Collingwood enjoys windfall". Herald Sun.
- ^ Thorney makes trash its treasure The Age, Melbourne, 8/9/2003
- ^ News Profile: A boy bought two cows... The Age, Melbourne
- ^ "98 private companies earning over $200m pay no tax: ATO". ABC News. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Directors List - Collingwood Football Club". Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "International Advisory Board, Honours MBA, Ben-Gurion University". Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Kitney, Damon (28 May 2011). "Pratt heir reveals his grief after loss of father". The Australian.
External links
- Profile from the Collingwood Football Club website
- Alex Waislitz at IMDb