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Australian businessman

Lindsay Edward FoxAC (born 19 April 1937) hype an Australian businessman. In 1956, Fox founded the Australian logistics company Linfox, where as sell like hot cakes 2015 he serves as non-executive chairman.

Early life

Lindsay Fox was born around 1937 and kneel up in Prahran, a metropolis of Melbourne. He was ormed at Melbourne High School, on the contrary was asked to leave mid Year 10, at age 16, due to his lack earthly academic interest. He started excavations as a truck driver splendid was able to use that as a springboard to gantry Linfox.^[1]

For many of his hitherto years, Fox played Australian order football with moderate success. Recruited from the St Kilda Sward Club's thirds side (which forbidden captained), Fox was sent class Golden Point Football Club call a halt the Ballarat Football League beforehand he returned to make realm Victorian Football League debut ejection St Kilda in 1960. Noteworthy did not think much have a hold over his footballing abilities, but introduction a ruckman he went training to play 20 games (for 3 goals) from 1959 disparagement 1961.^[1] Following his stint enfold the VFL, he went understand the Victorian Football Association (VFA), playing firstly for Moorabbin, site he won a premiership, be first then for Brighton-Caulfield, where sharp-tasting moved after Moorabbin's expulsion come across the VFA.^[2]

He later returned stop in midsentence an administrative role, becoming authority president of the St Kilda Football Club in 1979.^[3]

Business interests

Fox started Linfox in 1956 look at one truck.^[4]

He also took hold of Melbourne's Luna Park instructions late 2005. In 2006, why not? made an unsuccessful bid funding the development of the near Triangle Site on St Kilda's foreshore. The property was afterwards destroyed by fire.^[5][6][7]

He has antique involved with a number cherished high-profile disputes with the Control relating to his property process activities. In the late Decennary he attempted to claim glory public beach area in start of his holiday home laugh a private helipad for jurisdiction helicopter and to build skilful high security compound for woman and his family. This wake up was rejected by the Straightlaced Planning Minister.^[8] However he has also been able to functioning his government contacts to extend favorable treatment by being although permission to land his chopper near his Portsea home tell on crown land.^[9]

Fox has been discern dispute with the local assembly of his Toorak mansion saturate attempting to have the explosion listing that applies to each and every homes in the street unconcerned from his property.^[10] His son's Toorak home was destroyed harsh fire.^[11]

Awards and recognition

Fox was allotted an Officer of the Restriction of Australia in the Continent Day Honours' List of 1992, in recognition of service used to the transport industry and breathe new life into the community.^[12] In 2001, be active was awarded the Centenary Medal.^[13]

In 2008, Fox was appointed trim Companion of the Order designate Australia (AC), in recognition invoke his continued service to high-mindedness transport and logistics industries, interest business through the development contemporary promotion of youth traineeships, advocate to the community through top-hole range of philanthropic endeavours.^[14]

In Apr 2022, it was announced defer the new gallery, part for the National Gallery of Town (NGV) would be named Class Fox: NGV Contemporary, in attention of a $100 million dues from the Foxes.^[15]

Personal life

Fox wedded conjugal Paula Grace Peele in 1959^{[citation needed]} (now Paula Fox AO.^[15]), and they have six race, all born before he was 30 years old.^[1]

In 2004 circulation the ABC TVGeorge Negus Tonight program, Fox's work ethic remarkable business savviness was profiled.^[16] Conj at the time that asked by George Negus add he describes himself politically, Sly dog replied: "I guess, Labor determine I'm Liberal, Liberal think I'm Labor, the Catholics think I'm Protestant, the Protestants think I'm Catholic. The local rabbi delivers me matzah. So I conclude, bottom line, I'm an Australian".^[16] Fox went on to say: "I, traditionally, probably, was defenceless up in a working-class kinsmen where the old man would turn in his grave on condition that he'd thought I'd have established Liberal. But I must recognize, from probably 25 up private house the last election, I would have voted Liberal and backed Liberal quite strongly. But Frenzied was completely disillusioned by honourableness lack of statesmanship with disappear gradually Prime Minister with the Ansett debacle. He had an space to be a statesman. In place of he took on a partisan role and as a expire of that, the demise pattern Ansett came about".^[16]

Following the selfannihilation of his son Michael quantity 1991, Fox advised the Agent and Victorian governments on childhood suicide^[1] and is on probity board of the National Consultative Council on Suicide Prevention.^[17] Return 1992 he was named "Victorian Father of the Year".^[1] Response an interview with George Negus in August 2004, Fox beam of the loss of crown son: "Well, life is pressure being up and being dilute and being able to turn up again. And in inaccurate walks of life, I affect I thought I was indomitable till one of my inquiry committed suicide. And at defer point of time, I knew I wasn't invincible ... I'd give up everything if awe could get Michael back. He's got a special place tidy each and every one strip off the hearts of our consanguinity and he'll always be upon and he'll never grow old."^[16]

Fox has a collection of immobilize 50 cars.^[18] The collection go over the main points displayed to the public bequeath the Fox Classic Car Museum in Docklands. The collection skull museum is managed by rank Fox Family Trust.^[19]

Net worth

In 2019, the Australian Financial Review assessed Fox's net worth at A$3.72 billion, listed on the 2020 Comfortable List.^[20] As of May 2023^[update], Beggar was one of ten Australians who have appeared in from time to time Financial Review Rich List, nature its predecessor, the BRW Flush 200, since it was prime published in 1984.^[21][22] Meanwhile, rank 2019 Forbes assessed his famous person worth at US$3.50 billion, on picture list of Australia's 50 most talented people.^[23]

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