Alex Waislitz OAM (born 1958) is an Australian investor. Waislitz was elected to the

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Board of Directors in 1998, elected as vice-president in 2009, and has provided philanthropic support to the club.

Early life and education

Waislitz was born to a

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family. Both his

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-born father, David (1922-2009), and his mother were immigrants from

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. He graduated from

Monash University Monash University () is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the ...

in 1979 with a Bachelor of Laws and Commerce.

Career

Waislitz has been a member of several

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. He is director of various Pratt Group and

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companies. In 1991 he founded Thorney Investment Group and served as inaugural executive director until 2009. Thorney invests in public

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and property, and has close connection to the

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family investments. Thorney specialises in emerging companies across a broad range of industries including manufacturing, technology, mining services and resources. Waislitz has served as a Director of

since 1998 and as Vice President of the Club since 2009. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board for

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(MBA) at

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School of Management. In June 2023, Waislitz was awarded a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division for "service to the community through a range of organisations". Waislitz is also a movie producer; and has produced movies such as '' Hotel de Love'' & ''

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''.

Personal life

In 1994 Waislitz married Heloise Pratt, daughter of businessman Richard Pratt and his wife, Jeanne. They had three children, Jacob Waislitz, Amelia Waislitz and Joseph Waislitz. Waislitz and his wife separated in 2015. In November 2020, Waislitz announced his engagement to Rebekah Behbahani. They have one child, Storm Waislitz.

Net worth

References

External links

Profile
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