Prof Fred Hilmer AO
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Fred Hilmer, AO is a challenging and powerful businessman whose thoughts on business and society can be quite provocative. He is the former CEO of Fairfax Holdings and currently Deputy Chairman of Westfield Holdings Limited. In mid 2006, he took up the position of Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of New South Wales.
Prior to joining Fairfax, Fred Hilmer was Dean & Director of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) and a Director of Port Jackson Partners Limited. Previously he was a partner of McKinsey & Company for 20 years and managed the Australian practice for the last nine of those years.
Fred Hilmer has written extensively on strategy, organisation and economic reform and is the author of a number of books including 'When The Luck Runs Out', 'New Games/New Rules', co-author of 'Strictly Boardroom', 'Working Relations' and 'Management Redeemed'.
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