Walter D. Scott
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Sir Walter D. Scott, AC
, CMG
founded Australia's first management consultancy firm, WD Scott
and was active in its leadership until his death in 1981. Sir Walter was knighted in 1966 and appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia
in 1979.
In the 1950s 1960s and 70s, WD Scott was Australia's leading management consultancy firm. Born in Perth
and trained as an accountant, he is best known for leading the review into decimal currency and heading the Australian Decimal Currency Board. http://150.theage.com.au/view_bestofarticle.asp?straction=update&inttype=1&intid=946
Australia converted to decimal currency on 14 February 1966 and most Australians alive at the time can remember the theme song to the advertising teaching about the conversion, which was sung to the tune of "Click Go the Shears
". WD Scott's Australian business was sold to Coopers and Lybrand in 1985, but has been recently relaunched as a separate company.
WD Scott
was named after Walter Scott and his wife, Dorothy (later Lady Scott).
The Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of NSW has a leadership scholarship named after Sir Walter Scott.http://zip.agsm.edu.au/agsm/web.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/0088_Scholarship_Infosheet_WalterScott/$FILE/0088_Scholarship_Infosheet_WalterScott.pdf
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"...
, CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
founded Australia's first management consultancy firm, WD Scott
WD Scott
In Sydney 1938 Walter D Scott founded WD Scott & Co. which had grown to become the largest consultancy in Australia.At one point WDScott existed in many countries around the globe....
and was active in its leadership until his death in 1981. Sir Walter was knighted in 1966 and appointed a Companion of the 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 1979.
In the 1950s 1960s and 70s, WD Scott was Australia's leading management consultancy firm. Born in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and trained as an accountant, he is best known for leading the review into decimal currency and heading the Australian Decimal Currency Board. http://150.theage.com.au/view_bestofarticle.asp?straction=update&inttype=1&intid=946
Australia converted to decimal currency on 14 February 1966 and most Australians alive at the time can remember the theme song to the advertising teaching about the conversion, which was sung to the tune of "Click Go the Shears
Click Go the Shears
"Click Go the Shears" is a traditional Australian folk song. The song details a day's work for a sheep shearer in the days before machine shears. The enduring popularity of this song reflects the traditional role that the wool industry has played in Australian life...
". WD Scott's Australian business was sold to Coopers and Lybrand in 1985, but has been recently relaunched as a separate company.
WD Scott
WD Scott
In Sydney 1938 Walter D Scott founded WD Scott & Co. which had grown to become the largest consultancy in Australia.At one point WDScott existed in many countries around the globe....
was named after Walter Scott and his wife, Dorothy (later Lady Scott).
The Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of NSW has a leadership scholarship named after Sir Walter Scott.http://zip.agsm.edu.au/agsm/web.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/0088_Scholarship_Infosheet_WalterScott/$FILE/0088_Scholarship_Infosheet_WalterScott.pdf
External links
- http://wdscott.com/about/history.asp
- http://zip.agsm.edu.au/agsm/web.nsf/AttachmentsByTitle/0088_Scholarship_Infosheet_WalterScott/$FILE/0088_Scholarship_Infosheet_WalterScott.pdf