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Alan Robert Jackson was born on 30 March, 1936 in Drouin, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian business executive and director (1936–2018). Discover Alan Robert Jackson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Alan Robert Jackson
Occupation Business executive
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 30 March 1936
Birthday 30 March
Birthplace Drouin, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 4 August, 2018
Died Place Malvern East, Victoria, Australia
Nationality Australia

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His wife is Esme Adelia Giles ​(m. 1962)​

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Alan Robert Jackson Net Worth

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1936

Alan Robert Jackson AO AASA FCA FCPA FAIM (30 March 1936 – 4 August 2018) was an Australian businessman who was the Director of BTR Nylex between 1977 and 1996 and CEO of BTR plc between 1991 and 1996 as well as Chairman of the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) between 1995 and 2001.

1952

As a child, Jackson attended Drouin High School, leaving in 1952, when he was 15 to train to became a pastry cook but became an office boy or clerk in Melbourne.

At 19, he took accountancy studies by correspondence at Hemmingway Robertson Institute.

1955

Jackson began his career as a pastry chef but once he was old enough, he became an office boy at Kelly and Lewis Pty Ltd in 1955, but soon moved to Mather and Platt, in which he became a clerk.

Mather and Platt was the Australian arm of a British pump manufacturer.

After his studies, he progressed to become an accountant then, chief accountant and later, finance secretary and finance director.

1962

On 20 January 1962, Jackson married Esme Jackson (née Giles).

The couple had four daughters together.

1970

He became managing director of the company during the 1970s, until 1977.

1977

He did not complete his High School Certificate (HSC), but did a brief management course at Harvard's Business School in 1977.

Jackson became managing director of the conveyor belt manufacturer Hopkins Odlum between 1977 and 1990 (which would become the precursor to BTR Nylex when the name of Hopkins was changed in 1986).

1980

Jackson was an early supporter of developing economic connections with Mainland China after opening to western trade in the 1980s.

He furthered economic ties with Japan and South East Asian countries as well as reinforcing economic connections with the United Kingdom and the United States on behalf of Australia.

1984

This occurred after BTR purchased Nylex in 1984 and placed Jackson as its CEO.

1988

Jackson completed the hostile takeover of the Australian Consolidated Industries (ACI) in 1988, following the 1987 stock market crash.

1990

Jackson became managing director and chief executive officer of the BTR plc conglomerate in December 1990 until February 1996.

1991

He was also a board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) between 1991 and 2001.

Alan Jackson was born in Drouin but grew up in Bunyip, in the Western part of the Gippsland in Victoria.

1995

In 1995, Jackson completed the acquisition of the remaining 37% of Nylex shares that were not already owned by BTR shareholders.

This was one of the largest conglomerates in Australia and the largest hostile takeover in Australian history at that point in time.

Ultimately, under his leadership, stocks grew by 40% with the highest profits in over 70 years recorded for BTR due to Jackson’s takeovers and methods as CEO.

In August 1995, Jackson was asked by the Australian Minister for Trade, Bob McMullan, to be a member of the board of the Australian Trade Commission.

He was invited by the board and by Tim Fischer in late 1995, to Chair the Commission.

He also became a Non-Executive Director of Kerry Stokes's Seven Network, a board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia and of Cabrini Hospital in Malvern East after moving from BTR in 1995, positions he held until 2001.

1998

Between 1998 and 2001, Jackson chaired Austrim Nylex, following the selling of BTR’s remaining shares in Nylex.

2001

He served in this role for six years until July 2001.

Ultimately, however, Jackson was forced to resign in 2001 due to ill health, which corresponded in the decline of Austrim due to high levels of debt accumulated from the acquisitions.

2018

He died on 4 August 2018 in Malvern East.