Robert Dobson Millner (born 4 September 1950) is an Australian corporate executive. He is the chairman of

Washington H. Soul Pattinson Washington H Soul Pattinson trading as Soul Pattison, is a publicly listed Australian investment company. History In 1872, Caleb Soul and his son Washington Handley opened a pharmacy store in Pitt Street, Sydney. In 1886, Lewy Pattinson opened ...

, Australia's second oldest publicly-listed corporation, and the chairman of

New Hope Coal New Hope Coal is an Australian thermal coal-mining company. New Hope's operations include New Acland Mine, Jeebropilly Mine, and Queensland Bulk Handling. New Hope Coal is 61.11% owned by Washington H. Soul Pattinson and is headquartered in Bris ...

Brickworks Limited Brickworks is Australia's largest brick manufacturer, consisting of four divisions – Building Products Australia, Building Products North America, Industrial Property, and Investments. Building Products Australia includes Austral Bricks (th ...

, Choiseul Investments and

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Biography

After leaving

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

he worked as a stockbroker for two years. From 1970 until 1983 he farmed in

Cowra, New South Wales Cowra is a small town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre and the council seat for the Cowra Shire, with a population of 9,863. Cowra is located approximately above sea level, on the ...

and in 1984 joined the family business, Washington H. Soul Pattinson, as a director. In 1997, he was appointed deputy chairman of the company and since 1999 he has been Chairman of the company.

Net worth

Honours

Millner was appointed an

Officer of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Go ...

in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to business, to rugby union as an administrator, and to the community through philanthropic contributions".

References

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