Geoff Lord
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Geoff Lord | |
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| Born | March 28, 1945 |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman, Belgravia Group |
| Spouse | Nanette Lord |
| Children | 4[1] |
Geoffrey Fredrick Lord (born March 28 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 first appeared on the BRW Rich 200 in 2005 with a net worth of A$115 million.[5] In 2020, Lord's net worth was assessed at A$569 million.[6] Lord did not reach the threshold for inclusion on the 2021 Rich List.[7]. This is theorised to be due to his large holdings in difficult-to-measure private companies.
Early life and education
Lord was born to a father who was a published author and insurance man. In regard to his childhood, Lord has previously called himself a "working class boy". He 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.[8]
Career
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, he was charged with one count of conspiracy, three of perjury and 33 counts of breaching provisions of the WA companies and securities code, in relation to the WA Inc. Lord was released on an AUD$100,000 bail on the 4th of December.[9] In February 1992, all charges against Lord were dropped by the Australian Securities Commission. This decision came after a preliminary hearing of the conspiracy charge against Lord had decided that the prosecution did not have sufficient evidence to require a trial. Lord was able to prove in court that he was overseas from June 15 until July 3 and so could not have attended such a meeting. As evidence, Lord produced his passport, airline tickets, hotel bills and minutes from the Elders Resources board meeting, which proved his absence from the country.[10]
In 1990, Lord retired from Elders Resources. He cashed his Elders' bonus shares and used the AUD$11 million to create the Belgravia Group, a privately owned investment group that today employs approximately 10,000 people across Australia and New Zealand. Belgravia Group is named for the location of Elders London offices. Belgravia focuses on medium developments of under $50 million each, with many areas pertaining to different markets. These include: Belgravia events, Belgravia health and fitness, Belgravia kids, Belgravia Leisure, Belgravia outdoor education, Belgravia clothing group, Belgravia finance, Belgravia pro, Belgravia properties and Belgravia sports apparel.
Notable ventures within Belgravia include Belgravia Apparel, which manufactures uniforms for companies such as KFC, Burger King[11], Emirates, Virgin Atlantic[12], Coles, Woolworths/Countdown, officeworks[13]. As well as being responsible for all product manufacturing under New Balance.[14]
Sports Administration Career
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.
- ^ Higgins, David (18 May 2005). "Packer tops rich list". The Age.
- ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Geoff Lord has $80m worth of fingers in many pies". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "LORD CHARGED ON 37 COUNTS". The Australian Financial Review. Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "GEOFF LORD'S LONG ORDEAL". The Australian Financial Review. Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Hospitality". Belgravia Apparel. Belgravia Group. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Aviation". Belgravia Apparel. Belgravia Group. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "Retail". Belgravia Apparel. Belgravia Group. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ "New Balance X Belgravia". New Balance. New Balance. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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