Jan Cameron

This article is about the Australian business woman. For the Australian swimmer and coach, see Jan Cameron (coach).

Jan Cameron
CNZM
Cameron in 2011
Born1951 or 1952 (age 72–73)[1]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Owner of Retail Adventures[2]
Retired founder of Kathmandu
SpouseBernie Wicht (divorced)[3]

Jan Cameron CNZM is a New Zealand-Australian businesswoman and formerly Australia's fourth-richest woman. She made her fortune as the founder of the Kathmandu clothing and outdoor equipment company. She currently lives in Bicheno, Tasmania. She runs various companies and business interests, which together span Britain, New Zealand and Australia. She is a philanthropist and supporter of animal welfare.[4]

In 2006, Cameron sold 51% of her share of Kathmandu for A$247 million,[1] making her the fourth-richest woman in Australia.[5] It was reported in September 2013 she had lost almost 90% of her fortune in the collapse of her company Retail Adventures, which entered receivership earlier that year.[6]

Jan Cameron was charged by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) in 2020 of using an offshore entity to hide control of $14 million in Bellamy's shares.[7] She was found guilty in December 2023, and will be sentenced in 2024.[8]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference feather was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Allan Swann (23 March 2009). "Jan Cameron buys Aussie Retail Chain". National Business Review.
  3. ^ "Animal Farm – Transcript". Australian Story. 11 October 2010.
  4. ^ Jo Louise (22 June 2010). "Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron launches Animal Justice Fund". Paws.org.au. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010.
  5. ^ James Thomson (12 October 2010). "Retail Queen Jan Cameron Reveals She Has Given $35 Million to Charity in Past Four Years". Smartcompany.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  6. ^ Robin, Myriam (23 September 2013). "Rich Tales: How Jan Cameron lost nearly 90% of her quarter-billion fortune in four years". SmartCompany. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Former Bellamy's director Jan Cameron charged after ASIC investigation". ABC News. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron guilty of using offshore entity to hide control of $14m in Bellamy's shares". ABC News. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.