John Lawes (company director)

John Frederick Renshaw Lawes (3 May 1907 – 5 March 1978) was an Australian company director and chairman of QBE Insurance.[1]

Early life

Lawes was born in Petersham, New South Wales. His father, Dr Charles Lawes, was a medical graduate of the University of Sydney and John was one of four brothers with one sister.[2] He, his brothers, and before them their father, all had their school education at Newington College (1919–1926).[3]

Cricket

Lawes was one of Sydneys longest playing first grade cricketers.[4]

Business career

Lawes was the founding chairman of QBE Insurance (1973–1978) and served as chairman of Fibre Containers and London Australia Investment. He was deputy chairman – Allied Manufacturing and Trading Industries and of British Tobacco (Australia), where he worked for forty-six years.[5]

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References
  1. Who's Who in Australia 1977 (Melb, 1977) pp 648
  2. RACP - College Roll Archived 2011-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp114
  4. Cricket Archive
  5. Taking risks, QBE 1886–1994: a history of the QBE Insurance Group


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