Stan Perron
Stan Perron AC | |
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Born | Lloyd Stanley Perron 2 November 1922 |
Died | 23 November 2018 Perth, Western Australia, Australia | (aged 96)
Occupation(s) | Property development; retail; mining investment |
Spouses |
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Children | 3 |
Lloyd Stanley Perron
Biography
Perron left school at the age of fourteen to sell hand-carved handkerchief boxes.[3][7] He did not attend high school.[4]
He started his business career by running a fleet of taxis in Perth in 1944.
With his brother Keith, Perron founded Perron Brothers, a trucking and earthmoving business, which they sold to
Personal life
He was married to Jean Perron, and they had three children and seven grandchildren.[3][4] He enjoyed fishing in the ocean.[7] In 1995 Perron was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to business and commerce and to the community".[12]
Perron died aged 96 in Perth on 23 November 2018.[13] He was posthumously appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Australia Day Honours in recognition for his eminent service to the community through philanthropic contributions to a range of charitable organisations, and to the commercial property sector.[14]
Personal wealth
In 2018,
Year | Financial Review
Rich List |
Australia's 50 Richest
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Rank | Net worth A$ bn |
Rank | Net worth US$ bn | |
2011[1][18] | 18 | 1.88 | 20 | 1.05 |
2012[19][20] | 15 | 2.05 | 15 | 1.50 |
2013[21][22] | 14 | 2.33 | 12 | 2.10 |
2014[23][24] | 11 | 2.73 | 14 | 1.80 |
2015[25][17] | 10 | 2.65 | 16 | 1.60 |
2016[26] | 11 | 2.88 | ||
2017[27] | 10 | 3.90 | ||
2018[15] | 15 | 3.99 |
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Philanthropy
In 1978, he established the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation in support of charities for sick and disabled children, and scholarships and awards for university students.[4] He also donated to the Association for the Blind of WA, which has renamed its Centre for Excellence as The Perron Centre.
References
- ^ BRW. Sydney. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ISBN 978-1740951661.
- ^ a b c d e "Australia & New Zealand's 40 Richest: #9 Stanley Perron". Forbes. 1 February 2007. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Quinn, Russell (10 March 2012). "Why Stan Perron's oresome at 89". The Sunday Times.
- ^ a b c Guest, Debbie (23 May 2012). "Stan Perron succeeds against Gina Rinehart, Angela Bennett over iron ore royalties". The Australian.
- ^ a b Moulton, Emma; Lawson, Rebecca (22 May 2012). "Billionaires Gina Rinehart, Angela Bennett, Stan Perron settle iron ore royalty fight". The Sunday Times.
- ^ a b c Costa, Gabrielle (28 January 2015). "Forbes rich list: all the usual suspects". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "£500 stake costs Rinehart dearly". Australian Financial Review. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
- ^ Schneider, Joe (22 May 2012). "Australian Billionaires Settle Rio Tinto Royalty Dispute". Bloomberg Businessweek.
- ^ "Centro signs deal with billionaire Stan Perron". Herald Sun. 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Billionaire Stan Perron spends on shopping centre stakes". Herald Sun. 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) entry for Mr Lloyd Stanley PERRON". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 1995. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
AM/FOR SERVICE TO BUSINESS AND COMMERCE AND TO THE COMMUNITY. AUST DAY 1995.
- ^ Smith, Sean (23 November 2018). "WA businessman Stan Perron dies at age of 96". news.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) entry for The late Mr Lloyd Stanley PERRON AM". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
For eminent service to the community through philanthropic contributions to a range of charitable organisations, and to the commercial property sector.
- ^ a b Stensholt, John (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ Thomson, James (22 May 2013). "Celebrating 30 years of the Rich 200". BRW Rich 200. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ a b "2015 Australia's 50 Richest: #16 Stanley Perron". Forbes Asia. March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Chinese abandon Triguboff's Meriton Apartments". The Australian. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- BRW. Sydney. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "2012 Australia's 40 Richest". Forbes Asia. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- BRW. Sydney. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "2013 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ "2014 BRW Rich 200 list". BRW (A Fairfax Media Publication). Sydney. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2014 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "2015 BRW Rich 200 list: Stan Perron". BRW. Sydney. May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- Financial Review. Retrieved 7 October 2019.