Warwick Fairfax
| Warwick Fairfax | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | Oxford University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Business consultant Executive coach |
| Known for | John Fairfax Holdings Ltd |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Warwick Oswald Fairfax Mary, Lady Fairfax |
| Website | www.fairfaxadvisers.com |
Warwick Fairfax (born December 1960) is an Australian businessman and consultant based in the United States.[1] He was well known in the 1990s as the media heir who unsuccessfully trying to privatise his family's media company Fairfax Media in 1987.[2][3]
Family and Education
He was the son of Warwick Oswald Fairfax and his third wife, Mary, Lady Fairfax. Fairfax was educated at both Oxford and Harvard.[1][3] He is married with three children and serves as a Elder at Bay Area Community Church.[3]
Business
He successfully took over the then company John Fairfax holding but on 10 December 1990 the company collapsed and a receiver was appointed. The controversial method of financing and purchasing holdings of the established company from family members and the consequential problems arising in the media group in later years are still cited today in Australian media history.
In 1991, he migrated to the United States.[3] Finally settling in Annapolis, Maryland, he founded a successful business consultancy and executive coach business. [3]
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References
- A history of The Age newspaper[dead link]
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- Living people
- Australian businesspeople
- Australian newspaper publishers (people)
- 1960 births
- Fairfax family (publishers)
- Harvard Business School alumni
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Australian people of English descent
