Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine April 2020 | Page 81

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SYDNEY AUSTRALIA

$ 3.3bn

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Lindsay Fox

LINFOX [ 1956 – PRESENT ]

Born in Sydney but raised in the suburbs of Melbourne , Fox left school at the age of 16 and started working as a truck driver . It was this experience that gave him the idea to found Linfox at the age of 19 . Initially starting with only one truck , the company has grown to a size of over 24,000 staff , 5,000 vehicles and more than AU $ 3bn in revenue . A keen football player in his youth , Fox made his Victorian Football League debut in 1960 playing for St Kilda FC . Between 1959 and 1961 , he played 20 games and scored three goals . asia . businesschief . com