David Crawford (businessman)

David Alexander Crawford AO is a prominent Australian non-executive director.

For other people with the same name, see David Crawford (disambiguation).

Education

He was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne and the University of Melbourne where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from Melbourne Law School.[1]

Career

His directorships have included:[2][3][4]

Crawford served as Council Member and Chairman of the private school Scotch College, Melbourne.[7]

Crawford has also headed inquiries for the Australian Government which reviewed the Australian Football League and Football Federation Australia.

2003 Report of the Independent Soccer Review Committee
Main article: 2003 Report of the Independent Soccer Review Committee

Crawford was the head of the committee formed by the Australian government that oversaw several changes to football (soccer) in Australia. The review is commonly known as "The Crawford Report".[8]

Awards and recognition

In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours Crawford was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "service to business as a director of public companies, to sport, particularly through the review and restructure of national sporting bodies, and to the community through contributions to arts and educational organisations".[9]

References
  1. News and events Melbourne Law School Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Management Today Archived 29 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine: Boys for the jobs. Accessed 25 September 2007
  3. Foster's Group chairman quits: News Limited. Accessed 25 September 2007.
  4. BHP Billiton Board
  5. Lendlease Chairman Succession Lendlease 26 June 2018
  6. South32 Chair Succession South32 8 February 2019
  7. Kitney, Damon (12 September 2012). "Chairman of Scotch College quits over workload concerns". The Australian. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  8. The Crawford Report: Full report. Accessed 25 September 2007
  9. "David Alexander Crawford". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 4 February 2019.


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