John Story (businessman)

John Douglas Story AO, an Australian businessman, was previously a chairman and/or director of a number of Australian listed corporations.

Story is the grandson of John Douglas Story, a prominent Queensland public servant.

Career

After a career as a lawyer, predominantly with law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Story took on a number of directorships. Story's directorships have included:

• Echo Entertainment Group (2011–2012).^[1] In June 2012, chairman of rival Crown Limited, James Packer, put pressure on the Echo board to remove Story. Despite Story wanting a shareholder vote on his continuation, he agreed to resign ^[2]
• CSR Ltd (2003–2012) ^[3]
• Suncorp Group Ltd (1995 – 2011, chairman 2003 – 2011) ^[4]
• Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (2004 – 2011, chairman 2007 – 2011) ^[5]
• Magontec Ltd (2001–2005) ^[6]

John Story was the 13th Chancellor of The University of Queensland from 2009 until 2016.^[7] He was preceded by Llew Edwards and succeeded by Peter Varghese. John Story's grandfather, John D. Story was the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Queensland from 1938 to 1960.^[8]

References

1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-06-08. 
2. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/business/echo-chairman-bows-to-packer-pressure-20120608-20094.html#ixzz1xAL5bkkV
3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-06-08. 
4. ↑ http://www.insurancenews.com.au/corporate/new-chairman-at-suncorp-as-insurer-faces-the-heat-over-offshoring
5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-06-08. 
6. ↑ http://news.iguana2.com/thebull/ASX/MGL/167898
7. ↑ "John Story is UQ Chancellor for the new century". uq.edu.au. The University of Queensland. 
8. ↑ Story, Georgina. "Story, John Douglas (1869–1966)". adb.anu.edu.au. Australian Dictionary of Biography.