David Crawford (businessman)
David Alexander Crawford AO is a prominent Australian non-executive director.
Education[]
He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne and the University of Melbourne where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from Melbourne Law School.[1]
Career[]
His directorships have included:[2][3][4]
- Chairman of Foster's Group
- Chairman of Lendlease[5]
- Chairman of National Foods
- Chairman of KPMG Australia
- Director of BHP
- Director of Westpac
- Chairman of the Australian Ballet
- Chairman of South32[6]
- Vice-President (and formerly Treasurer) of the Melbourne Cricket Club
Crawford served as Council Member and Chairman of the private school Scotch College, Melbourne.[7]
Crawford has also headed inquiries for the Australian Government which reviewed the Australian Football League and Football Federation Australia.
2003 Report of the Independent Soccer Review Committee[]
Crawford was the head of the committee formed by the Australian government that oversaw several changes to football (soccer) in Australia. The review is commonly known as "The Crawford Report".[8]
Awards and recognition[]
In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours Crawford was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "service to business as a director of public companies, to sport, particularly through the review and restructure of national sporting bodies, and to the community through contributions to arts and educational organisations".[9]
References[]
- ^ News and events Melbourne Law School Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Management Today Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine: Boys for the jobs. Accessed 25 September 2007
- ^ Foster's Group chairman quits: News Limited. Accessed 25 September 2007.
- ^ BHP Billiton Board
- ^ Lendlease Chairman Succession Lendlease 26 June 2018
- ^ South32 Chair Succession South32 8 February 2019
- ^ Kitney, Damon (12 September 2012). "Chairman of Scotch College quits over workload concerns". The Australian. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ The Crawford Report: Full report. Accessed 25 September 2007
- ^ "David Alexander Crawford". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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