Justin Hemmes (born 27 August 1972
) is an Australian businessman, heir to the House of Merivale family fortune and principal of the
Merivale Group that owns approximately 100
pub
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s, hotels, restaurants and other venues across Australia.
Biography
Hemmes is the son of John Hemmes (1931-2015)
and Merivale Hemmes. He was educated at
The Scots College
The Scots College is an independent primary and secondary Day school, day and Boarding school, boarding school for boys, predominantly located in , an Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is affiliat ...
.
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Personal life
From 2012 to 2015, Hemmes was in a relationship with Carla McKinnon, a yoga teacher.
Net worth
Hemmes and family debuted on the ''Financial Review
The ''Australian Financial Review'' (''AFR'') is an Australian compact daily newspaper with a focus on business, politics and economic affairs. The newspaper is based in Sydney, New South Wales, and has been published continuously since its foun ...
'' 2018 Rich List with an estimated net worth
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of 951 million.billion
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* 1,000,000,000, i.e. one thousand million, or (ten to the ninth power), as defined on the short scale. This is now the most common sense of the word in all varieties of ...
, according to the 2025 Rich List.
See also
* The Hermitage, Vaucluse
References
1972 births
Living people
Australian billionaires
Businesspeople from Sydney
People educated at Scots College (Sydney)
Drinking establishment owners
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