Alan Robert Jackson
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Alan Robert Jackson,AO (30 March 1936 - 4 August 2018) was an Australian businessman in the late 20th century who was the Chief Executive Officer of BTR plc between 1991 and 1996.[1]
Jackson grew up in Western Gippsland in Drouin, Victoria during the Great Depression. His father was James Jackson and his mother was Doris Lane. Jackson had two siblings, his brother, Wallace Jackson and his sister, Elizabeth Jackson. Alan Jackson is also related to Margaret Jackson, his niece.
He married Esme Giles in 1962 and had four children together in chronological order; Dianne, Judith, Elaine and Shirley. They were married for 56 years until his death in 2018.
In 2002, Jackson was diagnosed with dementia in which he suffered from for 16 years. He was 82 when he passed away.[2]
Career (1955 - 1997)
Jackson began his career as an office boy but soon climbed the ranks and became the managing director of Mather & Platt as an accountant between 1955 - 1977.
He then became managing director of BTR Nylex during the period of 1977 - 1990. From there, he became the managing director and the Chief Executive Officer of BTR plc, headed in London between 1991 - 1996, before retiring soon afterwards in 1997.[3]
Jackson was feared by established business throughout his time at BTR and was often referred to as “knuckles”.[4] During his tenure, Jackson managed to turn the profits of the company from $16.4 million to $764 million. Moreover, sales grew from $115 million to $4.8 billion by 1995.[2]
In his retirement, Jackson returned to Australia and founded Cartagen Corporation by buying a large plot of land in Drouin in which he developed it through his company. The Jackson’s View Estate was completed in 2020 through the support of his family.[5]
References
- ↑ find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. (n.d.). Alan Robert JACKSON personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. [online] Available at: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/AwGhAaVX9a21Fso8wsCb5zXcwq0/appointments [Accessed 16 Sep. 2022].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Fnews%2Faustralian-business-great-alan-jackson-dead-at-82%2Fnews-story%2Fba28fe0903cef110979c200b969e768b&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-groupa-control-noscore&V21spcbehaviour=append
- ↑ Prabook . 2021. Alan Robert Jackson. Accessed November 5, 2022. https://prabook.com/web/alan_robert.jackson/47731.
- ↑ Crikey (2001). Alan Jackson’s ill-fated industrial conglomerate. [online] Crikey. Available at: https://www.crikey.com.au/2001/12/02/alan-jacksons-ill-fated-industrial-conglomerate/ [Accessed 16 Sep. 2022].
- ↑ www.jvoc.net.au. (n.d.). Welcome to the Jackson’s View Residents Website. [online] Available at: http://www.jvoc.net.au/index.html [Accessed 16 Sep. 2022].
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