John A. Fraser (businessman)

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John Fraser
Philip Gaetjens
Personal details
Born
John Arthur Fraser

(1951-08-08) 8 August 1951 (age 72)
Armadale, Victoria, Australia
Alma materMonash University
OccupationPublic servant, businessman
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John Arthur Fraser (born 8 August 1951) is an Australian public servant. He commenced in his role as

Department of the Treasury
in January 2015, and announced his retirement in July 2018.

Life and career

Fraser graduated from

Department of the Treasury.[1]

Fraser joined the UBS Group in Australia in 1993 and was named Head of Asia Pacific for the Business Group in 1999. From 1994 to 1998 he was Executive Chairman and CEO of Swiss Bank Corporation's division SBC Australia Funds Management Ltd.[2] He was Chairman and CEO of UBS Global Asset Management from December 2001 until December 2013.[1][3] Prior to that, he was president and chief operating officer of UBS Asset Management and Head of Asia Pacific.[4]

In December 2014, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced John Fraser's appointment as

Philip Gaetjens.[11]

Fraser was a member of the Board of Governors at the

Kingston-upon-Thames from 2007 to 2012.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Peter (29 December 2007). "Aussie expat at summit of UK banking". The Australian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. ^ "John A. Fraser career details". SECinfo. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ John A. Fraser, UBS Group, archived from the original on 22 December 2013
  4. ^ Logutenkova, Elena (5 December 2013). "UBS Names Ulrich Koerner to Head Asset Management Unit". Bloomberg. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ^ Shanahan, Dennis (8 December 2014). "Banker John Fraser takes Treasury secretary role". The Australian. News Ltd.
  6. ^ Hurst, Daniel (8 December 2014). "John Fraser replaces Martin Parkinson as Treasury secretary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
  7. ^ "John Fraser appointed Treasury Secretary". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
  8. ^ Martin, Peter (8 December 2014). "Duty calls John Fraser back to head Australia's treasury". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Former public servant to head Treasury". The Age. Fairfax Media. AAP. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
  10. ^ Cullen, Simon (8 December 2014). "John Fraser named as new secretary of Treasury Department after departure of Martin Parkinson". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Treasury secretary resigns to be replaced by Treasurer's former right-hand man". ABC News. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  12. ^ Who's Who in Australia 2017, ConnectWeb.
Government offices
Preceded by
Department of the Treasury

2015–2018
Succeeded by
Philip Gaetjens