- Trevor Eastwood
Trevor Eastwood AM is the current Non-executive Chairman of
Wesfarmers Ltd. [ [http://www.wesfarmers.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=23 Director profiles at Wesfarmers]Mr Eastwood joined the compnay in 1963 as a cadet engineer. [http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Wesfarmers-chairman-Trevor-Eastwood-to-retire-G7HKH?OpenDocument Wesfarmers chairman Trevor Eastwood to retire] ] He has been Chairman of Wesfarmers since 2002 and a Director of the company since 1994. Mr Eastwood has been involved with Wesfarmers for over 40 years, serving as Managing Director from 1984 to 1992. In July 2008, he announced his intention to retire in November with Dr Bob Every his likely successor.
He was also a past director of
Qantas andWestern Australian Newspapers .Eastwood holds a Bachelor of Engineering obtained from The
University of Western Australia . [http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/cool-is-the-rule-for-man-who-leads-wesfarmers/2007/07/06/1183351459299.html "The Age", 7 July 2007, "Cool is the rule for man who leads Wesfarmers"] ]In July 2007, he authorised the biggest takeover in Australian financial history with Wesfarmer's acquisition of Coles Myer Limited.
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