Gretel Packer | |
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Born | August 1965 (age 58)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
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Known for | Packer family |
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Children | 3 [1] |
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Gretel Lees Packer AM (born August 1965 [3]) is an Australian billionaire investor and philanthropist. [4]
Packer is the daughter of Kerry Packer AC, a media mogul, and his wife, Roslyn Packer AC. She is the granddaughter of Sir Frank Packer. Following the death of her father and an estimated A$1.2 billion settlement [3] in 2015 with her brother, James, she inherited investments in Crown Resorts, and other companies. [5]
Her philanthropic interests include a broad range of community activities and charities aligned to the arts, education, and environmental science. Packer is Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, [6] Chair of the Advisory Board of Crown Resorts Foundation, Chair of the Packer Family Foundation, Chair of The Sydney Theatre Company Foundation, and a Founding Patron of the Taronga Zoo Conservation Science Initiative and a Founding Governor of the Taronga Zoo Foundation. She has previously served as a Director of the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation and as a Council Member of the Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation. [7]
Packer had two children to her first husband, Nick Barham, whom she divorced in 1999; [1] and one child to her second husband, Shane Murray, whom she married in late 2005 and divorced in 2007. [2]
As of May 2023 [update], Packer's net worth was assessed as A$2.09 billion by the Financial Review Rich List. [8] Forbes Asia magazine assessed Packer's net worth at US$1.6 billion in January 2019. [9]
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Financial Review Rich List |
Forbes Australia's 50 Richest | ||
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Rank | Net worth ( A$) | Rank | Net worth ( US$) | |
2017 [10] [11] [12] | ||||
2018 [13] | 61 | $1.26 billion | ||
2019 [14] [9] | 80 | $1.16 billion | 26 | $1.60 billion |
2020 [15] | 56 | $1.77 billion | ||
2021 [16] | 50 | $2.30 billion | ||
2022 | 56 | $2.00 billion | ||
2023 [8] | 61 | $2.09 billion |
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Gretel Packer | |
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Born | August 1965 (age 58)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupations |
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Known for | Packer family |
Spouses | |
Children | 3 [1] |
Parents |
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Relatives |
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Gretel Lees Packer AM (born August 1965 [3]) is an Australian billionaire investor and philanthropist. [4]
Packer is the daughter of Kerry Packer AC, a media mogul, and his wife, Roslyn Packer AC. She is the granddaughter of Sir Frank Packer. Following the death of her father and an estimated A$1.2 billion settlement [3] in 2015 with her brother, James, she inherited investments in Crown Resorts, and other companies. [5]
Her philanthropic interests include a broad range of community activities and charities aligned to the arts, education, and environmental science. Packer is Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, [6] Chair of the Advisory Board of Crown Resorts Foundation, Chair of the Packer Family Foundation, Chair of The Sydney Theatre Company Foundation, and a Founding Patron of the Taronga Zoo Conservation Science Initiative and a Founding Governor of the Taronga Zoo Foundation. She has previously served as a Director of the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation and as a Council Member of the Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation. [7]
Packer had two children to her first husband, Nick Barham, whom she divorced in 1999; [1] and one child to her second husband, Shane Murray, whom she married in late 2005 and divorced in 2007. [2]
As of May 2023 [update], Packer's net worth was assessed as A$2.09 billion by the Financial Review Rich List. [8] Forbes Asia magazine assessed Packer's net worth at US$1.6 billion in January 2019. [9]
Year |
Financial Review Rich List |
Forbes Australia's 50 Richest | ||
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Rank | Net worth ( A$) | Rank | Net worth ( US$) | |
2017 [10] [11] [12] | ||||
2018 [13] | 61 | $1.26 billion | ||
2019 [14] [9] | 80 | $1.16 billion | 26 | $1.60 billion |
2020 [15] | 56 | $1.77 billion | ||
2021 [16] | 50 | $2.30 billion | ||
2022 | 56 | $2.00 billion | ||
2023 [8] | 61 | $2.09 billion |
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