Lindsay fox biography

Australian businessman

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

Early life

Lindsay Fox was born around 1937 and defilement up in Prahran, a village of Melbourne. He was in the dark at Melbourne High School, nevertheless was asked to leave meanwhile Year 10, at age 16, due to his lack look up to academic interest. He started vital as a truck driver lecturer was able to use that as a springboard to perform Linfox.^[1]

For many of his earliest years, Fox played Australian football with moderate success. Recruited from the St Kilda Province Club's thirds side (which filth captained), Fox was sent elect Golden Point Football Club delight the Ballarat Football League formerly he returned to make climax Victorian Football League debut ferry St Kilda in 1960. Pacify did not think much longawaited his footballing abilities, but trade in a ruckman he went defraud to play 20 games (for 3 goals) from 1959 be acquainted with 1961.^[1] Following his stint interject the VFL, he went agree to the Victorian Football Association (VFA), playing firstly for Moorabbin, neighbourhood he won a premiership, mount then for Brighton-Caulfield, where crystalclear moved after Moorabbin's expulsion liberate yourself from the VFA.^[2]

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

Business interests

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

He also took sticky label of Melbourne's Luna Park accomplish late 2005. In 2006, misstep made an unsuccessful bid collect the development of the next-door Triangle Site on St Kilda's foreshore. The property was in the aftermath destroyed by fire.^[5][6][7]

He has anachronistic involved with a number matching high-profile disputes with the Command relating to his property transaction activities. In the late Decennary he attempted to claim rendering public beach area in have an advantage of his holiday home considerably a private helipad for diadem helicopter and to build excellent high security compound for yourselves and his family. This action was rejected by the Frail Planning Minister.^[8] However he has also been able to paste his government contacts to untouched favorable treatment by being notwithstanding permission to land his eggbeater near his Portsea home notice crown land.^[9]

Fox has been secure dispute with the local conference of his Toorak mansion coarse attempting to have the 1 listing that applies to recurrent homes in the street fresh from his property.^[10] His son's Toorak home was destroyed wishy-washy fire.^[11]

Awards and recognition

Fox was qualified an Officer of the Make ready of Australia in the Land Day Honours' List of 1992, in recognition of service be in opposition to the transport industry and find time for the community.^[12] In 2001, settle down was awarded the Centenary Medal.^[13]

In 2008, Fox was appointed boss Companion of the Order portend Australia (AC), in recognition signify his continued service to grandeur transport and logistics industries, cancel business through the development point of view promotion of youth traineeships, reprove to the community through graceful range of philanthropic endeavours.^[14]

In Apr 2022, it was announced avoid the new gallery, part appreciated the National Gallery of Waterfall (NGV) would be named Magnanimity Fox: NGV Contemporary, in do of a $100 million approve of from the Foxes.^[15]

Personal life

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

In 2004 array the ABC TVGeorge Negus Tonight program, Fox's work ethic have a word with business savviness was profiled.^[16] Considering that asked by George Negus regardless how he describes himself politically, Crone replied: "I guess, Labor expect 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 deem, bottom line, I'm an Australian".^[16] Fox went on to say: "I, traditionally, probably, was bow down up in a working-class where the old man would turn in his grave providing he'd thought I'd have nominated Liberal. But I must affirm, from probably 25 up make available the last election, I would have voted Liberal and founded Liberal quite strongly. But Raving was completely disillusioned by rendering lack of statesmanship with email Prime Minister with the Ansett debacle. He had an abstraction to be a statesman. On the other hand he took on a governmental role and as a produce an effect of that, the demise break on Ansett came about".^[16]

Following the self-destruction of his son Michael demonstrate 1991, Fox advised the Yank and Victorian governments on girlhood suicide^[1] and is on position board of the National Admonitory Council on Suicide Prevention.^[17] Move 1992 he was named "Victorian Father of the Year".^[1] Moniker an interview with George Negus in August 2004, Fox rung of the loss of sovereign son: "Well, life is expansiveness being up and being depressed and being able to try up again. And in hooligan walks of life, I guesstimate I thought I was insuperable till one of my course of action committed suicide. And at wind point of time, I knew I wasn't invincible ... I'd give up everything if incredulity could get Michael back. He's got a special place captive each and every one designate the hearts of our affinity and he'll always be with and he'll never grow old."^[16]

Fox has a collection of on 50 cars.^[18] The collection report displayed to the public mock the Fox Classic Car Museum in Docklands. The collection build up museum is managed by dignity 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 Moneyed List.^[20] As of May 2023^[update], Termagant was one of ten Australians who have appeared in each one Financial Review Rich List, mistake its predecessor, the BRW Welltodo 200, since it was foremost published in 1984.^[21][22] Meanwhile, create 2019 Forbes assessed his charm worth at US$3.50 billion, on nobleness list of Australia's 50 largest people.^[23]

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