Alex Waislitz

Alex Waislitz (born 1958) is an Australian businessman.

Alex Waislitz
Born
Alex Waislitz

(1958-02-16) 16 February 1958
Melbourne, Australia
Board member ofFounder and CEO of Thorney Investment Group
Vice President of the Collingwood Football Club
Spouse(s)Heloise Waislitz (separated)
Children4
FamilyRichard Pratt (father-in-law)
Anthony Pratt (brother-in-law)

Waislitz has been a member of the Collingwood Football Club Board of Directors since 1998 and is currently their vice-president. He has made many donations to the club.[1]

Early life and education

Waislitz was born to a Jewish family. Both his Warsaw-born father, David (1922-2009), and his mother were immigrants from Poland. He completed a Law and Commerce Degree at Monash University, Melbourne in 1979 and completed the Owner/President Management Program of the Harvard Business School.

Work life

Waislitz has been a member of several Boards of directors. He is director of various Pratt Group and Visy board companies.[2]

  • Founder (1991) and executive director (1991–2009) of Thorney Investment Group which invests in public securities, private companies and property, and has close connection to the Pratt family investments.[3] Thorney specialises in emerging companies across a broad range of industries including Manufacturing, Technology, Mining Services and Resources. In 2016 the Australian Taxation Office revealed that the company had paid no tax in 2013-14, despite revenue of $430 million.[4]
  • Director (1998–2009) of Collingwood Football Club[5] and Vice President (2009)
  • Member of the International Advisory Board for Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Ben-Gurion University School of Management[6]
  • Waislitz is also a movie producer. He has produced movies such as Hotel de Love & Joey

Personal life

Waislitz was married to Heloise Pratt, daughter of businessman Richard Pratt.[7] He has four children, three with Pratt and one with Rebekah Behbahani. They have since broken up after the birth of their child. He currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.

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References
  1. Warner, Michael; McFarlane, Glenn (15 March 2010). "Collingwood enjoys windfall". Herald Sun.
  2. Thorney makes trash its treasure The Age, Melbourne, 8/9/2003
  3. News Profile: A boy bought two cows... The Age, Melbourne
  4. "98 private companies earning over $200m pay no tax: ATO". ABC News. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. "Directors List - Collingwood Football Club". Archived from the original on 18 October 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  6. "International Advisory Board, Honours MBA, Ben-Gurion University". Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  7. Kitney, Damon (28 May 2011). "Pratt heir reveals his grief after loss of father". The Australian.
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