- John Grill
John Grill (born 1946) is the current CEO of
Australia n-based engineering company,WorleyParsons . He graduated with Honours inCivil Engineering from theUniversity of Sydney before joiningESSO Australia in 1968. John then moved in 1971 to be Chief Executive of Wholohan Grill and Partners, a civil engineering firm. This specialised consulting practice acquired the business of Worley Engineering Pty Limited in Australia in 1987. Following group restructuring, in 2002 Worley Group Limited listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.In 2004, Worley Group Limited acquired Parsons E&C Corporation, a US-based global project services company, and in time amalgamated with various other parties to form what is today known as WorleyParsons. He listed
WorleyParsons on the Australian Stock Exchange in November 2004 and is the company's largest shareholder. An engineer by profession, the notoriously media shy Grill is nevertheless very well respected in engineering circles. He was named Engineers Australia Professional Engineer of the Year 2006 [Sydney Alumnus John Grill is Professional Engineer of the Year] .Fortune
Forbes 2006 listed John Grill as #1014 with a net worth of US$1.01 billion. This estimates him as the 19th richest man in Australia and New Zealand.In a March 2008 ranking of
Business Review Weekly 's richest Australian executives and managers, John Grill was placed as #8 with a 2007 value of AUD$861.6 million and total remuneration of $2.59 million.However in April 5th, 2008, it was reported that John Grill is among one of Australia's richest executives to be most affected by the global financial turmoil, suffering an estimated share value loss of $585 million. [Australia's richest lose $5bn in three months]
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