Warwick Fairfax (born December 1960) is an Australian businessman and consultant based in the United States.[1] He was well known in the 1990s as the media heir and business tycoon who privatised the publicly listed media company, John Fairfax Holdings Limited in 1987; only for the privatised company to fail three years later in spectacular fashion.[2][3]
In 1987, following the death of his father, the 26-year-old "young Warwick" successfully took over the then publicly listed John Fairfax Holdings Limited but on 10 December 1990 the company collapsed and a receiver was appointed. The controversial method of financing and purchasing holdings of the established company from family members and the consequential problems arising in the media group in later years are still cited today in Australian media history.[2][3][4]
In 1991, he migrated to the United States and settled in Annapolis, Maryland, where he founded a business consultancy and executive coach business.[3] In 2016, he founded Crucible Leadership, citing the lessons he learned from the failed takeover of the family media dynasty to offer "compelling insights for anyone who would like to wake up feeling inspired about their work, but doesn't."[5] A book in part describing the failed takeover and in part offering advice to help readers overcome their own setbacks is scheduled to be published Oct. 19, 2021.[6]
He is married with three children and serves as an Elder at Bay Area Community Church.[3]
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^Warrell, Dr Margie. "Off Track? How Faltering On Your Current Path Can Point You To Your Right One". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^Fairfax, Warwick (19 October 2021). Crucible Leadership: Embrace Your Trials to Lead a Life of Significance. ISBN978-1631954764.
Further readingedit
Coleridge, Nicholas (1994). Paper Tigers: The Latest, Greatest Newspaper Tycoons. Secaucus, NJ: Birch Lane Press. ISBN9781559722155.
Coleridge, Nicholas (2012). Paper Tigers. Random House. ISBN9781448149902.
External linksedit
Fairfax advisers
Fairfax media corporate site
February 11, 2024
warwick, fairfax, father, newspaper, publisher, warwick, oswald, fairfax, born, december, 1960, australian, businessman, consultant, based, united, states, well, known, 1990s, media, heir, business, tycoon, privatised, publicly, listed, media, company, john, f. For his father the newspaper publisher see Warwick Oswald Fairfax Warwick Fairfax born December 1960 is an Australian businessman and consultant based in the United States 1 He was well known in the 1990s as the media heir and business tycoon who privatised the publicly listed media company John Fairfax Holdings Limited in 1987 only for the privatised company to fail three years later in spectacular fashion 2 3 Warwick FairfaxBornDecember 1960 age 63 NationalityAustralianCitizenshipAustralianAlma materOxford UniversityHarvard UniversityOccupation s Business consultant Executive coachKnown forPrivatisation of John Fairfax Holdings LimitedSpouseGaleChildren3ParentsSir Warwick Oswald FairfaxLady Mary Fairfax AC OBERelativesJames Fairfax AC half brother James Oswald Fairfax grandfather James Reading Fairfaxgreat grandfather John Fairfax great great grandfather Websitefairfaxadvisers wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksBiography editFairfax is the son of Sir Warwick Oswald Fairfax and his third wife Mary Fairfax was educated at both Balliol College at Oxford and Harvard Business School in the United States 1 self published source 3 In 1987 following the death of his father the 26 year old young Warwick successfully took over the then publicly listed John Fairfax Holdings Limited but on 10 December 1990 the company collapsed and a receiver was appointed The controversial method of financing and purchasing holdings of the established company from family members and the consequential problems arising in the media group in later years are still cited today in Australian media history 2 3 4 In 1991 he migrated to the United States and settled in Annapolis Maryland where he founded a business consultancy and executive coach business 3 In 2016 he founded Crucible Leadership citing the lessons he learned from the failed takeover of the family media dynasty to offer compelling insights for anyone who would like to wake up feeling inspired about their work but doesn t 5 A book in part describing the failed takeover and in part offering advice to help readers overcome their own setbacks is scheduled to be published Oct 19 2021 6 He is married with three children and serves as an Elder at Bay Area Community Church 3 References edit a b Fairfax Consulting Warwick Bio www fairfaxadvisers com Retrieved 21 May 2015 a b Ricketson Matthew 7 December 2006 Family affair again after days of young Warwick The Age Retrieved 21 May 2015 a b c d e Smyth Terry 2 November 2008 Rising after the fall The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 21 May 2015 The story of The Age newspaper The Age 22 September 2007 Archived from the original on 21 September 2007 Retrieved 11 April 2016 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Warrell Dr Margie Off Track How Faltering On Your Current Path Can Point You To Your Right One Forbes Retrieved 20 April 2021 Fairfax Warwick 19 October 2021 Crucible Leadership Embrace Your Trials to Lead a Life of Significance ISBN 978 1631954764 Further reading editColeridge Nicholas 1994 Paper Tigers The Latest Greatest Newspaper Tycoons Secaucus NJ Birch Lane Press ISBN 9781559722155 Coleridge Nicholas 2012 Paper Tigers Random House ISBN 9781448149902 External links editFairfax advisers Fairfax media corporate site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warwick Fairfax amp oldid 1149140672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
