Rupert Myer

Rupert Myer
AO
Born (1958-08-13) 13 August 1958 (age 66)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Chair, Australia Council for the Arts (2012-present)[1]
Deputy Chairman, Myer Holdings Limited (2012–2015)
Board member ofAmcil (ASX: AMH)
Ecargo (ASX: ECG)
Healthscope (ASX: HSO)
Parent(s)Baillieu Myer (father)
Sarah Hordern (mother)
RelativesSidney Myer (brother)
Samantha Myer (sister)
Merlyn Myer (paternal grandmother)
Sidney Myer (paternal grandfather)
June Baillieu (maternal grandmother)
Samuel Hordern, OBE (maternal grandfather)
Ken Myer (uncle)
AwardsMember of the Order of Australia (2005)[2]
Officer of the Order of Australia (2015)[2]

Rupert Hordern Myer AO (born 13 August 1958) is an Australian businessman and philanthropist. The Myer family’s largest investment portfolio is managed by The Myer Family Company, where Rupert Myer was chairman until 2012.[3]

Myer's grandfather, Sidney Myer, was the founder of Myer, the largest department store company in Australia, and his father, Baillieu Myer, also served as company chairman.[4] He serves as a director on the boards of Amcil (ASX: AMH), Ecargo (ASX: ECG) and Healthscope (ASX: HSO). Myer is a supporter of the arts, and has served as chairman of both the Australia Council for the Arts and the National Gallery of Australia.

  1. ^ Australia Council Structure [1] Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Honours". Australia: The Government. Retrieved 27 December 2014. For service to the arts, to support for museums and galleries, and to the community through a range of philanthropic and service organisations.
  3. ^ "Inside the Myer family's strategy". www.afr.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Clan plots family reunion". 3 September 2005.