Gordon Jackson (businessman)
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Sir Ronald Gordon Jackson AK, commonly known as Gordon Jackson (5 May 1924 – June 1, 1991) was an Australian businessman.
He was educated at Brisbane Grammar School and the University of Queensland.
[edit] Director, Management and Chairman
Sir Gordon served as Director, member of the Board of Management and Chairman of various companies and organisations:
- General Manager/Chief Executive (1972–1982), then Director of CSR Limited (1972–1983)[1]
- Member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (1975–1990)[2]
- President of the Order of Australia Association (1983–1986)[3]
- Chancellor of the Australian National University (1987–1990)[4]
[edit] Honours
- Companion of the Order of Australia (1976)
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1980)
- Knight of the Order of Australia (1983)
- Grand Cordon Order of the Sacred Treasures of Japan (1987)
- Prime Minister of Japan's Trade Award (1987)