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Revision as of 13:09, 19 April 2023
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Geoffrey Frederick Lord | |
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Geoff Lord, Australian entrepreneur and founder of Belgravia Group | |
| Born | c.March 28, 1945 |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, Belgravia Group |
| Spouse | Nanette Lord |
| Children | 4[1] |
Geoffrey Fredrick Lord (born c. 1945) is an Australian businessman and investor, best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive of the Belgravia Group.
Lord is currently chairman or director of several publicly listed companies within Australia including ex-chairman and founder of UXC Limited, executive chairman of Tesserent LTD[2], non-executive and founding director of Judo Capital, director of the Melbourne Business School[3] and chairman of Salvest[4].
Lord completed his high school education at Melbourne High School. He went on to study his bachelor of economics at Monash University, followed by a post-graduate at La Trobe University and a Master of Business Administration (Distinction) at the University of Melbourne.[5]
Lord began his career in 1965 with the Ford Motor Company before joining Henry Jones IXL in 1973, where he was promoted to the Board in 1978. Lord served as a Director for several companies associated with the Elders Group until 1992, including Elders IXL and Foster's Brewing. In 1985, Lord established Elders Resources Limited, a public company, and was appointed as its chief executive and deputy chairman.
In 1990, Lord retired from Elders Resources to create the Belgravia Group, a privately owned investment group that today employs approximately 10,000 people across Australia and New Zealand.
In addition to his business ventures, Lord has been an active participant in the sports industry. He served as director and chairman of the Hawthorn Football Club from 1986 to 1994, where he is a life member and helped the club win four premierships. Lord also founded and served as chairman of the Melbourne Victory Football Club from 2004 to 2010, where he is a life member and helped the club win two A-League titles.
References
- ^ "GEOFF LORD'S LONG ORDEAL". Australian Financial Review. 6 March 1992. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Yolanda, Redrup. "UXC's Geoff Lord to chair ASX cyber security small cap". Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Melbourne Business School appoints Geoff Lord to Board of Directors". Melbourne Business School. The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Meet The Team". Salvest. Salvest. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Geoff Lord has $80m worth of fingers in many pies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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