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Mr Kerry Stokes AO

Kerry_Stokes_webKerry Stokes’ leadership of the Seven Network caps four decades of his active involvement in the ownership and management of media companies in Australia.

Mr Stokes is the recipient of one of the country’s highest honours, the Order of Australia, and is a former chairman of the National Gallery of Australia. Mr. Stokes is recognised as an honorary fellow of Murdoch University and has been awarded an honorary doctorate of Commerce from Edith Cowan University. Mr Stokes has also been recognised by the Australian Institute of Company Directors for his contribution to economic progress and corporate governance, and his contributions to the community and efforts in not-for-profit organisations. Mr Stokes was awarded the Rotary Paul Harris Fellow Award by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in 1994 and holds a Life Membership of the Returned Services League of Australia

Through his private, Australian Capital Equity, Mr. Stokes has broad business interests and investments in a range of major business sectors, including WesTrac.  Mr Stokes also has broad interests and investments including property, construction, mining, oil and gas exploration.

Awards:
1993 Award by the Minister for the Arts, Western Australia for outstanding contribution to the Arts Industry.
1993 Recipient of an RSL Commendation Award for outstanding service rendered to the ex-service community
1994 
 Recipient of the West Australian Citizen of the Year Award in Industry and Commerce
1994  Recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award through Rotary International
1995 Appointed an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AO)
2000 
 Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Commerce from Edith Cowan University of Western Australia
2000 Awarded an Honorary Fellow of Murdoch University of Western Australia
2002 Recipient of the Gold Medal Award for the Western Australian Director of the Year from the Australian Institute of Company Directors
2003  Recipient of the Centenary Medal
2007 Recipient of the Fiona Stanley Award for outstanding contribution to Child Health Research

Presentation of Lectures:
1994 Presentation of the Boyer Lectures “Advance Australia Where” on “The Information Superhighway”.
1997  Presentation of the H.C. Coombs  Lecture through Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
2001  Presentation of the Andrew Olle Lecture for the ABC