| 词条 | Ron Walker (Australian businessman) |
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| name= Ron Walker | honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=|size=100|AC|CBE}} | order=83rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne |termstart = 1974 |termend = 1976 | predecessor=Alan Douglas Whalley | successor=Donald Osborne | birth_date={{Birth date|1939|9|15|df=yes}} | birth_place= Melbourne, Australia | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|1|30|1939|9|15|df=yes}} | death_place= | spouse= | nickname= Big Red[1] | party=Liberal }} Ronald Joseph Walker {{post-nominals|country=AUS|sep=|size=100|AC|CBE}} (15 September 1939 – 30 January 2018) was an Australian businessman best known for his work in managing sporting events. He was also involved with property development and media companies, as well as serving as Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1974 to 1976. BiographyThe son of a Hoyts Cinema senior supervisor,[2] Walker attended Caulfield Grammar School and as a schoolboy,[2] he started his first business at a backyard in Collingwood, making dishwashing detergents and washing cars.[3] He then sold newspapers at a train station.[1] Elected to the Melbourne city council in 1969,[2] he served as the Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1974 to 1976.[1] He became a prominent Liberal Party figure, working as honorary National Treasurer from 1987 to 2002.[8] In 1988, he was appointed as a Commissioner for Melbourne's 1996 Olympics bid to host the Games. His relationship with former Liberal Victorian Premier, Jeff Kennett, helped him to become the Chairman of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, after Walker helped deliver Melbourne the hosting rights for the event from Adelaide in 1993. However, it was Labor Premier Joan Kirner who appointed Walker as Chairman of the Melbourne Major Events Company, the body which managed both the bids for the Grand Prix and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Walker was also the Chairman of Melbourne 2006, the organising body for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[4] During his business career he held large stakes in companies such as People Telecom, Primelife and Buka Minerals. In 1976, he held a partnership with another Melbourne businessman, Lloyd Williams. The pair formed a property development company called Hudson Conway, which developed the Crown Casino complex in Melbourne and was the casino's first operator.[10][4] In 2000, Walker resigned from Hudson Conway, netting approximately {{A$|86 million}} from the sale of his shares.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} In 2003 he co-founded, and was chairman of Evolve Development, a private property development and investment group based in Melbourne. Between 2005 and 2009, Walker was chairman of Fairfax Media, publisher of both The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald newspapers and a range of other media assets. Walker decided to not seek re-election as chairman of the Fairfax board following a public and acrimonious boardroom dispute in 2009.[5][6][7] By June 2011, Walker was reported as leading a group of wealthy Melbourne investors that approached Fairfax Media and sought to acquire The Age and radio station 3AW from Fairfax. However, their approaches were rebuffed.[8] Walker also served as Chairman of the Microsurgery Foundation of the Bernard O'Brien Institute of St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.[9] The aim of the Foundation is to raise funds for research, equipment and building infrastructure for the O'Brien Institute. Personal lifeIn 2010, he underwent emergency brain surgery after falling off his bike in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. He also suffered broken ribs and concussion in the fall.[10] Walker's interests included a collection of classic cars and property; and he had an estimated net worth of A$978 million according to the 2011 BRW Rich 200.[8] He was married to Barbara with three children, Joana, Campbell and Candice.[2] He died from cancer on 30 January 2018.[1][11] AwardsWalker received a range of imperial and Australian honours including:
In 1975 Walker was named as Victoria's Outstanding Man of the Year during his term as Lord Mayor of Melbourne; Victorian Father of the Year in 1976, and Victorian of the Year in 1994.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/melbourne-ron-walker-died-2018-1|title='Mr Melbourne', business giant and Grand Prix boss Ron Walker, has died, aged 78|author=Thomsen, Simon|date=30 January 2018|publisher=Business Insider Australia}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/ron-walker-greatest-achievement-was-miracle-drug-campaign/news-story/b1add2c71f80731876881a6120b9f468|title=Ron Walker: greatest achievement was miracle drug campaign|publisher=Herald Sun|date=30 January 2018|author=Campbell, James}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-30/melbourne-identity-ron-walker-dies/9376540|title=Melbourne Grand Prix supremo, businessman, Liberal Party member Ron Walker dies|publisher=ABC News|date=30 January 2018}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news |last=Carney |first=Shaun |title=What makes Ron run? |date=11 March 2006 |work=The Age |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/what-makes-ron-run/2006/03/10/1141701695877.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 |location=Australia |accessdate=12 November 2011}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/marinya-wont-support-walker-reelection-20090917-ft9q.html |title=Marinya won't support Walker re-election |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=17 September 2009 |agency=AAP |accessdate=12 November 2011 }} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2009/s2698819.htm |title=Ron Walker walks away from Fairfax |work=PM (ABC Radio) |location=Australia |date=28 September 2009 |author1=Colvin, Mark |authorlink1=Mark Colvin |author2=Ryan, Peter |accessdate=12 November 2011 }} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Walker-offered-to-buy-Marinyas-Fairfax-Media-stake-pd20091014-WSM6M?OpenDocument |title=Walker offered to buy Marinya’s Fairfax Media stake |work=Business Spectator |location=Australia |date=14 October 2009 |accessdate=12 November 2011 }} 8. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/fairfax-rejects-walker-age-bid/story-e6frg996-1226075233770 |work=The Australian |title=Fairfax rejects Walker's bid for The Age and Radio 3AW |date=15 June 2011 |author1=Kitney, Damon |author2=Chessell, James |accessdate=12 November 2011 }} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.bobim.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=45 |title=Microsurgery Foundation |work=Bernard O'Brien Institute |year=2011 |accessdate=12 November 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012081449/http://www.bobim.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=31&Itemid=45 |archivedate=12 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }} 10. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ron-walker-undergoes-emergency-brain-surgery-20100324-quq3.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | first=Thomas | last=Hunter | title=Ron Walker undergoes emergency brain surgery | date=24 March 2010}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/01/30/19/43/former-head-of-grand-prix-ron-walker-dies|title='A great Australian': Former head of Grand Prix Ron Walker dies|publisher=9news|date=30 January 2018}} 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1064496&search_type=quick&showInd=true |work=It's an Honour |title=WALKER, Ronald Joseph |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |date=31 December 1976 |accessdate=12 November 2011 }} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=872558&search_type=quick&showInd=true |work=It's an Honour |title=WALKER, Ronald Joseph |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |date=8 June 1987 |accessdate=12 November 2011 }} 14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1114934&search_type=quick&showInd=true |work=It's an Honour |title=WALKER, Ronald Joseph |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |date=1 January 2001 |accessdate=12 November 2011 }} 15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1042115&search_type=simple&showInd=true |work=It's an Honour |title=WALKER, Ronald Joseph |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |date=26 January 2002 |accessdate=12 November 2011 }} External links
title=Lord Mayor of Melbourne| before=Alan Douglas Whalley| after=Donald Osborne| years=1974–1976| }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Ron}} 9 : 1939 births|2018 deaths|People educated at Caulfield Grammar School|Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Companions of the Order of Australia|Recipients of the Centenary Medal|Mayors and Lord Mayors of Melbourne|Businesspeople from Melbourne|Deaths from melanoma |
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