Robert Millner

Robert Dobson Millner AO (born 4 September 1950) is an Australian corporate executive. He is the chairman of Washington H. Soul Pattinson, Australia's second oldest publicly-listed corporation, and the chairman of New Hope Coal, Brickworks Limited, Choiseul Investments and NBN Television.^[1][2]

Robert Millner AO
Born	Robert Dobson Millner (1950-09-04) 4 September 1950 (age 73) Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	Newington College
Occupation	Company director
Board member of	Washington H. Soul Pattinson New Hope Coal Brickworks Limited Choiseul Investments NBN Television
Parent	Thomas Pattinson Millner (father)
Family	Col. T. G. Millner MC, VD (grandfather) Jim Millner AM (uncle) William Frederick Pattinson (great-uncle) Lewy Pattinson (great-grandfather)

Biography

After leaving Newington College he worked as a stockbroker for two years. From 1970 until 1983 he farmed in Cowra, New South Wales and in 1984 joined the family business, Washington H. Soul Pattinson, as a director. In 1997, he was appointed deputy chairman of the company and since 1999 he has been Chairman of the company.^[3]

Personal life

Honours

Millner was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to business, to rugby union as an administrator, and to the community through philanthropic contributions".^[4]

Net worth

Year	Financial Review Rich List		Forbes Australia's 50 Richest
	Rank	Net worth (A$)	Rank	Net worth (US$)
2018^[5]	69	$1.16 billion
2019^[6]	79	$1.30 billion
2020^[7]	89	$1.16 billion
2021^[8]	74	$1.54 billion
2022	104	$1.40 billion
2023^[9]	104	$1.34 billion

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References

1. "Millner, Robert Dobson". Who's Who in Australia. Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. 2007. p. 1444.
2. "Robert Millner says family has been 'tarnished' by Perpetual case". The Australian Financial Review. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
3. "Nothing flashy when it's all about family". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
4. "Mr Robert Dobson MILLNER". Australian Honours Search Facility. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
5. Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
6. Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
7. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
8. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
9. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

Business positions
Preceded by Jim Millner AM	Chairman of Washington H. Soul Pattinson 1999 – present	Incumbent