Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine April 2020 | Page 85

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Born

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

$ 7.6bn

NET WORTH IN USD

06

Anthony Pratt

VISY [ 1982 – PRESENT ]

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Son of businessman Richard Pratt - founder of Visy Industries , a paper , packaging and recycling company - joined the family business in 1982 as General Manager at the age of 22 . In 1991 , after becoming Deputy Chairman of Visy , Pratt relocated to the US in order to spearhead the company ’ s highly successful North American expansion . Enjoying continued success there for almost 30 years , Pratt has been named 2020 ’ s ‘ Executive Papermaker of the Year ’. A trustee of his father ’ s Pratt Foundation , Anthony Pratt is also a founding patron of The Prince ’ s Charities Australia - a series of charitable institutions which benefit healthcare , environmental causes , arts and culture and many more . asia . businesschief . com