J. T. Picken

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James Thompson (J.T.) Picken was an Australian businessman. Picken was born in Ayreshire, Scotland; he later emigrated to Australia and settled in Melbourne. He was the chairman and founder of the privately-owned J.T. Picken’s Ltd Printers which later became Containers Ltd. In 1982, Australian Paper Mills (APM) took over the larger Containers Ltd to form Amcor Limited, which is today one of the world's top three global packaging companies, based on market capitalization, sales, and profits.