Ray Williams (businessman)

Ray Williams
Born
Raymond Reginald Williams

1937 (age 86–87)
Occupation(s)former Company director, HIH Insurance
SpouseRita Williams
Criminal penaltyfour years six months imprisonment

Raymond Reginald Williams (born 1937) is an Australian businessperson and corporate criminal. In 2005 he was imprisoned for a minimum of two years and nine months for filing false financial statements and failing his duty as a director.[1] After Williams' criminal conviction, charities began removing his name from their donor plaques,[2] and his award as Member of the Order of Australia was cancelled by order of the Governor-General.[3][4]

  1. ^ Carty, Lisa (13 January 2008). "I'm out of here". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  2. ^ Connolly, Ellen (13 January 2008). "Ray Williams out of jail". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  3. ^ Hazell, Malcolm (1 December 2005). "ORDER OF AUSTRALIA" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  4. ^ Vermeer, Tony (15 January 2006). "Williams loses OA award". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2008. [dead link]