Michael Crouch
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Michael Jenkins Crouch AO (born on 27 May 1933, Sydney
, Australia
) is an Australia
n businessman. He is Chairman/CEO of Zip Industries
, the Australian manufacturer and distributor of potable boiling and chilled filtered water delivery products. Zip was the first company worldwide to develop small instant boiling water heaters. Those heaters are now widely used throughout Australian offices and in the UK. They are also used by some fifteen Houses of Parliament globally, and in the offices of at least four Heads of State.
. The Council of 21 economies in the Asia-Pacific region reports to national leaders directly once a year on business perspectives, and the annual plans of Government to diminish barriers to trade. He remained a member of APEC until 2007.
, NSW Division; a director of the NSW Society for Crippled Children (Northcott Disability Services
; a trustee and President of the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife; a director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association
of NSW; NSW Chairman and Director of the Advance Australia Foundation; a member of the National Committee for the Development of Youth Employment; a member of the Finance Committee of the St John's Ambulance, Australia; a member of the Salvation Army
Sydney Advisory Board; a member of the Federal Government’s Trade Policy Advisory Committee; a member of the Salvation Army’s Rehabilitation and Services Command Management Advisory Committee and a director of Standards Australia
International Ltd For more than 20 years he has been a member of the Australian Pacific Economic Cooperative Council. He was founding chair of the Friends of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
(South Eastern Section) and has raised more than $10 million in the past two years in support of the purchase and fit-out of two new aircraft.
In 2001 Crouch became a member of the Advisory Board of the former Faculty of Commerce and Economics of the University of NSW and continues to serve as a member. of the Advisory Council of the Australian School of Business Australian School of Business
. He was recognized by UNSW with an honorary Doctorate of Business an honorary doctorate
. He has been a member of the National Board of the Duke of Edinburgh Award in Australia since 2009.
Crouch is a major supporter of and sits on the board of the Symphony of Australia Foundation.
in 1996 in recognition of his service to St John Ambulance Australia. He was awarded the Centenary Medal
by the Governor-General in 2003 for his services to Australian society through international trade development. He was appointed to the Order of Australia as a Member (AM) Order of Australia
in 1988 for service to conservation and the community and as an Officer (AO) in June 2004 for service to the manufacturing sector, to the development of export markets in the Asia-Pacific region and to the community through a range of conservation and charitable organizations.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n businessman. He is Chairman/CEO of Zip Industries
Zip Industries
Zip Industries is an Australian manufacturer and distributor of industry-leading potable boiling and chilled filtered water delivery products - or instant hot water dispensers including the ....
, the Australian manufacturer and distributor of potable boiling and chilled filtered water delivery products. Zip was the first company worldwide to develop small instant boiling water heaters. Those heaters are now widely used throughout Australian offices and in the UK. They are also used by some fifteen Houses of Parliament globally, and in the offices of at least four Heads of State.
Business activities
Crouch attended Cranbrook School, Sydney. he is a prominent member of the Australian business community, with a long-held interest in promoting Australian exports. In 1996 he was appointed one of the three Australian representatives to the APEC Business Advisory Council by Prime Minister John HowardJohn Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
. The Council of 21 economies in the Asia-Pacific region reports to national leaders directly once a year on business perspectives, and the annual plans of Government to diminish barriers to trade. He remained a member of APEC until 2007.
Memberships and committees
He served as a member and treasurer of the Finance Committee of the Liberal Party of AustraliaLiberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
, NSW Division; a director of the NSW Society for Crippled Children (Northcott Disability Services
Northcott Disability Services
Northcott Disability Services was established as The NSW Society for Crippled Children in 1929 by the in response to the growing number of children left with the effects of illnesses such as polio and tuberculosis....
; a trustee and President of the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife; a director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is an American organization which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public...
of NSW; NSW Chairman and Director of the Advance Australia Foundation; a member of the National Committee for the Development of Youth Employment; a member of the Finance Committee of the St John's Ambulance, Australia; a member of the Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
Sydney Advisory Board; a member of the Federal Government’s Trade Policy Advisory Committee; a member of the Salvation Army’s Rehabilitation and Services Command Management Advisory Committee and a director of Standards Australia
Standards Australia
Standards Australia was established in 1922 and is recognised through a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian government as the peak non-government standards development body in Australia. It is a company limited by guarantee, with 72 members representing groups interested in the...
International Ltd For more than 20 years he has been a member of the Australian Pacific Economic Cooperative Council. He was founding chair of the Friends of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is an emergency and primary health care service for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia...
(South Eastern Section) and has raised more than $10 million in the past two years in support of the purchase and fit-out of two new aircraft.
In 2001 Crouch became a member of the Advisory Board of the former Faculty of Commerce and Economics of the University of NSW and continues to serve as a member. of the Advisory Council of the Australian School of Business Australian School of Business
Australian School of Business
The Australian School of Business is a research institution for business in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. It is a constituent body of the University of New South Wales and offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees along with MBA and Executive programs....
. He was recognized by UNSW with an honorary Doctorate of Business an honorary doctorate
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
. He has been a member of the National Board of the Duke of Edinburgh Award in Australia since 2009.
Crouch is a major supporter of and sits on the board of the Symphony of Australia Foundation.
Positions held (1976-2008)
- 1996 to 2007 one of the three Australian representatives of Australian Prime Minister John Howard to the APEC Business Advisory Council
- 1996 to 2007 member of the Australian Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
- 1996 to 1999 member of the Australian Government Trade Policy Advisory Council from
- 1999 - 2003 Director of Standards Australia International Ltd
- 1980 - 1996 President and Trustee of the National Parks and Wildlife Foundation
- 1994 - 2002 Member of the Sydney Advisory Board of the Salvation Army and their Rehabilitation and Services Command Advisory Board.
- 1984-1989 Director and NSW Chairman. the Advance Australia Foundation
- 1984-1986 Director, Muscular Dystrophy Association NSW
- 1985-1987 Member, National Committee for Development of Youth Employment
- 1976-1986 Director, NSW Society for Crippled Children (now the Northcott Society)
Honors and awards
Crouch was appointed an Officer of the Order of St JohnVenerable Order of Saint John
The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , is a royal order of chivalry established in 1831 and found today throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, Hong Kong, Ireland and the United States of America, with the world-wide mission "to prevent and relieve sickness and...
in 1996 in recognition of his service to St John Ambulance Australia. He was awarded the Centenary Medal
Centenary Medal
The Centenary Medal is an award created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the Centenary of Federation of Australia and to honour people who have made a contribution to Australian society or government...
by the Governor-General in 2003 for his services to Australian society through international trade development. He was appointed to the Order of Australia as a Member (AM) Order of Australia
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
in 1988 for service to conservation and the community and as an Officer (AO) in June 2004 for service to the manufacturing sector, to the development of export markets in the Asia-Pacific region and to the community through a range of conservation and charitable organizations.
- 1988: appointed Member of the Order of Australia for service to conservation and the community
- 1996: named Exporter of the Year by the Australian Electronic & Electrical Manufacturers Association
- 1996: appointed an Officer of the Order of St John in recognition of his service to St John Ambulance Australia through its Finance Committee.
- 2001: awarded the Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through international trade development http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1127204&search_type=simple&showInd=true
- 2004: appointed Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the manufacturing sector, to the development of export markets in Asia Pacific and to the community through a range of conservation and charitable organizations http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1056761&search_type=simple&showInd=true
- 2007: admitted to the degree of Doctor of Business in recognition of his service to Australian industry and the community Honoris Causa by the University of New South Wales http://www.business.unsw.edu.au/nps/servlet/portalservice?GI_ID=System.LoggedOutInheritableArea&maxWnd=_AdvisoryCouncilMembership_MichaelCrouchAO