Reginald Lionel KermodeAMMBE (24 September 1926 – 30 April 2014) was an Australian businessman and taxicab operator most well known for founding Cabcharge in 1976.
Kermode decided to enter the taxi industry in 1965 and had become the chairman of Taxis Combined by 1975.[2] During the 1980s, Kermode became known as Sydney's "Taxi kingpin" because of the role he played in the taxi industry. He was also the president of the NSW Taxi Council and the director of the NSW Taxi Industry Association.[3] He fostered a long-standing relationship with Neville Wran, the former Premier of New South Wales, and Wran served on the group of Cabcharge for 10 years.[4]
Cabcharge AustraliaEdit
Kermode founded Cabcharge Australia in 1976 and served on the company's board of directors for 39 years. During this time, Cabcharge came to be the electronic payment system used by 97% of the taxi fleets in Australia.[5]
Sydney Morning Herald allegationsEdit
Kermode was the subject of sustained criticism by Linton Besser, a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald. Besser, who referred to Kermode as the "Taxi tsar of Sydney", accused him of taking advantage of industry and political connections.[6]
On 29 April 2014, Kermode resigned from Cabcharge after revealing that he had been diagnosed with cancer.[9] Kermode died on 30 April 2014, aged 87.[2] His funeral was held at St Jude's Church, Randwick on 8 May 2014.[1]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"KERMODE, Reginald Lionel | Death Notices | Sydney". Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^ abcSaulwick, Jacob (2 May 2014). "Death of Reg Kermode, the king of Cabcharge". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^"Cabcharge boss Reg Kermode dead at 87". News.com.au. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^"Inside the world of Mr Taxi". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^Thomsen, Simon (1 May 2014). "Cabcharge Magnate Reg Kermode Has Died Aged 87". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^Besser, Linton (2 March 2010). "Cabcharge boss gets summons to inquiry". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
^"Reginald Lionel KERMODE". Australian Honours Search Facility - Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 7 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"Reginald Lionel KERMODE, MBE". Australian Honours Search Facility - Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 7 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
kermode, reginald, lionel, kermode, september, 1926, april, 2014, australian, businessman, taxicab, operator, most, well, known, founding, cabcharge, 1976, born, 1926, september, 1926died30, april, 2014, 2014, aged, nationalityaustralianoccupation, businessman. Reginald Lionel Kermode AM MBE 24 September 1926 30 April 2014 was an Australian businessman and taxicab operator most well known for founding Cabcharge in 1976 Reg KermodeBorn 1926 09 24 24 September 1926Died30 April 2014 2014 04 30 aged 87 NationalityAustralianOccupation s Businessman public transport operatorYears active1965 2014Known forFounding A2B Australia and Cabcharge Contents 1 Early life 2 Life and career 3 Cabcharge Australia 3 1 Sydney Morning Herald allegations 4 Honours and recognition 5 Death 6 ReferencesEarly life EditReg Kermode was born on 24 September 1926 to Reginald and Mary Kermode nee Dillon 1 He grew up in Smithtown New South Wales and left school at the age of 15 to join the Postmaster General Office 2 Life and career EditKermode decided to enter the taxi industry in 1965 and had become the chairman of Taxis Combined by 1975 2 During the 1980s Kermode became known as Sydney s Taxi kingpin because of the role he played in the taxi industry He was also the president of the NSW Taxi Council and the director of the NSW Taxi Industry Association 3 He fostered a long standing relationship with Neville Wran the former Premier of New South Wales and Wran served on the group of Cabcharge for 10 years 4 Cabcharge Australia EditKermode founded Cabcharge Australia in 1976 and served on the company s board of directors for 39 years During this time Cabcharge came to be the electronic payment system used by 97 of the taxi fleets in Australia 5 Sydney Morning Herald allegations Edit Kermode was the subject of sustained criticism by Linton Besser a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald Besser who referred to Kermode as the Taxi tsar of Sydney accused him of taking advantage of industry and political connections 6 Honours and recognition EditKermode was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1979 for service to the transport industry 7 In the 1987 Birthday Honours he was made a Member of the Order of Australia AM for service to secondary industry particularly to the transport industry 8 Death EditOn 29 April 2014 Kermode resigned from Cabcharge after revealing that he had been diagnosed with cancer 9 Kermode died on 30 April 2014 aged 87 2 His funeral was held at St Jude s Church Randwick on 8 May 2014 1 References Edit a b KERMODE Reginald Lionel Death Notices Sydney Morning Bulletin Retrieved 6 May 2020 a b c Saulwick Jacob 2 May 2014 Death of Reg Kermode the king of Cabcharge Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 6 May 2020 Cabcharge boss Reg Kermode dead at 87 News com au 1 May 2014 Retrieved 6 May 2020 Inside the world of Mr Taxi The Sydney Morning Herald 19 September 2009 Retrieved 6 May 2020 Thomsen Simon 1 May 2014 Cabcharge Magnate Reg Kermode Has Died Aged 87 Business Insider Australia Retrieved 6 May 2020 Besser Linton 2 March 2010 Cabcharge boss gets summons to inquiry Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 6 May 2020 Reginald Lionel KERMODE Australian Honours Search Facility Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Retrieved 7 May 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Reginald Lionel KERMODE MBE Australian Honours Search Facility Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Retrieved 7 May 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Cabcharge chief Reg Kermode resigns Australian Financial Review 29 April 2014 Retrieved 6 May 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reg Kermode amp oldid 1070801440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
