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]

References

  1. ↑ Who's Who in Australia 1977 (Melb, 1977) pp 648
  2. ↑ RACP - College Roll
  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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