Trevor Kennedy
Trevor Kennedy is an Australian businessman who has served on the board of directors of many Australian companies, including Consolidated Press Holdings and Qantas. He is a former journalist and right-hand man of Kerry Packer,[1] as well as a former business associate of Malcolm Turnbull, current leader of the Australian Parliamentary Liberal Party and the 29th Prime Minister of Australia. During his career, he has served as Chairman of Oil Search Limited, Commsoft Group Limited, and Cypress Lakes Group Limited. He was educated in Perth at Aquinas College.[2]
He has also served as a director of both public and private companies, including Qantas Superannuation Limited, Downer EDI Limited, FTR Holdings Limited, and RG Capital Ratio Limited. He resigned from his position as director of seven public companies (including Qantas) amid his house being searched by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in regard to shareholdings in the company Offset Alpine Printing.[1][3][4][5]
Further reading
Neil Chenoweth, Packer's Lunch (Allen & Unwin, 2006) - Concerning the activities of several high-profile Australian businesspeople in the 1980s and 1990s.