Professor Frederick George Hilmer AO is an Australian academic and business figure.
Professor Hilmer is presently the President and eighth
Career
Professor Hilmer was previously the Chief Executive Officer of John Fairfax Holdings Limited from 1998 - 2005[3]. His work at Fairfax has been criticised, in particular his failure to capture the classified advertising revenue which was moving online from Fairfax broadsheets - he turned down the offer of a 25% stake in jobs site Seek.com.au which was then purchased by rival Publishing and Broadcasting Limited for A$33 million [4]. In December 2008, the 25% stake was worth over A$200 million.
Before joining Fairfax he was Dean and Director of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at the University of New South Wales from 1989[5] until 1998. He holds a degree in law from the University of Sydney[6], an LLM from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of Finance where he was appointed an Joseph Wharton Fellow[7].
He was a member of the Commonwealth Higher Education Council and Chairman of the Business Council of Australia's Employee Relations Study Group. In 1992 and 1993 he chaired the National Competition Policy Review Committee, which led to the introduction of National Competition Policy in 1995.
Prior to joining the AGSM, Prof. Hilmer was with McKinsey & Company for 19 years, spending the last 9 year managing the Australian practice[8]. Professor Hilmer has also held a number of other senior business positions including chairman of Pacific Power, deputy chairman of Foster's Group Limited and a director of Coca-Cola Amatil, TNT and Macquarie Bank[9].
He was made Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales in June 2006.[10]
Honours
Professor Hilmer was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1998 for his service to management education, competition policy, and workplace reform.[11]
References
- ^ University of NSW. "Vice-Chancellor Exhibition". http://www.recordkeeping.unsw.edu.au/About/vice-chancellor.html#hilmer. Retrieved on 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Westfield Group Annual Report 2008". 16 March 2009. pp. 18. http://westfield.ice4.interactiveinvestor.com.au/Westfield0901/Westfield%20Group%20Annual%20Report%202008/Home/index.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-18.
- ^ John Fairfax Holdings Limited. "David Kirk replaces Fred Hilmer on Board of Directors". http://www.fxj.com.au/announcements/nov05/FH%20Retire%20and%20DK%20181105.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-05-18.
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24757593-16741,00.html
- ^ McKinsey & Company. "The Continuing Journey of Rob McLean". https://alumni.mckinsey.com/alumni/default/public/content/jsp/alumni_news/20040420_Mc_Lean.jsp. Retrieved on 2009-05-18.
- ^ University of Sydney. "Vice-Chancellor's Sesquicentenary Distinguished Lecture by Frederick Hilmer AO". http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/historySesquiLectureHilmer2.shtml. Retrieved on 2009-05-18.
- ^ University of NSW. "Biography". http://www.unsw.edu.au/about/pad/VC/vc_biography.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-18.
- ^ McKinsey & Company. "Catching up with Fred Hilmer, the new Vice-Chancellor and President of Australia's University of New South Wales". https://alumni.mckinsey.com/alumni/default/public/content/jsp/alumni_news/20061213_Fred_Hilmer_WhosNews.jsp. Retrieved on 2009-05-18.
- ^ Fairfax Media. "2005 Australasian Investment Conference". pp. 18. http://www.fxj.com.au/announcements/sep05/Australasia%20Roadshow%20Sept-Oct%2005.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-05-18.
- ^ www.unsw.edu.au. "UNSW: The University of New South Wales - Sydney Australia - News - Fred Hilmer appointed next Vice-Chancellor". http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2005/oct/New_VC.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-04.
- ^ It's an Honour - Officer of the Order of Australia
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