John Lawes (company director)
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John Frederick Renshaw Lawes (3 May 1907 – 5 March 1978) was an Australian company director and chairman of QBE Insurance
.
, New South Wales
. His father, Dr Charles Lawes, was a medical graduate of the University of Sydney and John was one of four brothers with one sister. He, his brothers, and before them their father, all had their school education at Newington College
(1919-1926).
(1973-1978) and served as Chairman of Fibre Containers and London Australia Investment. He was Deputy Chairman - Allied Manufactoring and Trading Industries and of British Tobacco (Australia)
where he worked for forty-six years.
QBE Insurance
QBE Insurance Group Limited is an Australian based general insurance provider, providing insurance services mainly to the Asia Pacific region, but also America and Europe . It has offices in 45 countries...
.
Early life
Lawes was born in PetershamPetersham
Petersham is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the east of the bend in the River Thames south of Richmond, which it shares with neighbouring Ham. It provides the foreground of the scenic view from Richmond Hill across Petersham Meadows, with Ham House further along the River...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. His father, Dr Charles Lawes, was a medical graduate of the University of Sydney and John was one of four brothers with one sister. He, his brothers, and before them their father, all had their school education at Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1919-1926).
Business career
Lawes was the founding Chairman of QBE InsuranceQBE Insurance
QBE Insurance Group Limited is an Australian based general insurance provider, providing insurance services mainly to the Asia Pacific region, but also America and Europe . It has offices in 45 countries...
(1973-1978) and served as Chairman of Fibre Containers and London Australia Investment. He was Deputy Chairman - Allied Manufactoring and Trading Industries and of British Tobacco (Australia)
Coca-Cola Amatil
Coca-Cola Amatil is an Australian company that bottles and distributes The Coca-Cola Company soft drinks and other beverages in several countries...
where he worked for forty-six years.