Lindsay Fox

Lindsay Edward Fox (born 19 April 1937) is an Australian businessman. In 1956, Fox founded the Australian logistics company Linfox, where as of 2015 he serves as non-executive chairman.

Early life Lindsay Fox was born on 19 April 1937 and brought up in Prahran, a suburb of Melbourne. He attended Melbourne High School, but was asked to leave during Year 10, at age 16, due to his lack of academic interest. He started working as a truck driver and was able to use this as a springboard to found Linfox.

Football career

For many of his earlier years, Fox played Australian rules football with moderate success. After playing in the St Kilda Football Club's thirds side (which he captained), Fox went to Golden Point Football Club in the Ballarat Football League then made his Victorian Football League debut for St Kilda in 1960. He did not think much of his footballing abilities, but as a ruckman he went on to play 20 games (for 3 goals) from 1959 to 1961.

He became the president of the St Kilda Football Club in 1979.

Business interests Fox started Linfox in 1956 with one truck.

He also took ownership of Melbourne's Luna Park in late 2005. In 2006, he made an unsuccessful bid for the development of the neighboring Triangle Site on St Kilda's foreshore. The property was subsequently destroyed by fire.

He has been involved with a number of high-profile disputes with the Government relating to his property development activities. In the late 1990s he attempted to claim the public beach area in front of his holiday home as a private helipad for his helicopter and to build a high security compound for himself and his family. This development was rejected by the Victorian Planning Minister. However he has also been able to use his government contacts to gain favorable treatment by being granted permission to land his helicopter near his Portsea home on crown land.

Fox has been in dispute with the local council of his Toorak mansion by attempting to have the heritage listing that applies to all homes in the street removed from his property. His son's Toorak home was destroyed by fire.

Awards and recognition Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours' List of 1992, in recognition of service to the transport industry and to the community. In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal.

In 2008, Fox was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), in recognition of his continued service to the transport and logistics industries, to business through the development and promotion of youth traineeships, and to the community through a range of philanthropic endeavours.

In April 2022, it was announced that the new gallery, part of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) would be named The Fox: NGV Contemporary, in recognition of a $100 million donation from the Foxes. They had six children, all born before he was 30 years old. When asked by George Negus how he describes himself politically, Fox replied: "I guess, Labor think I'm Liberal, Liberal think I'm Labor, the Catholics think I'm Protestant, the Protestants think I'm Catholic. The local rabbi delivers me matzah. So I guess, bottom line, I'm an Australian". In 1992 he was named "Victorian Father of the Year". The collection is displayed to the public at the Fox Classic Car Museum in Docklands. The collection and museum is managed by the Fox Family Trust.

Net worth In 2019, the Australian Financial Review assessed Fox's net worth at 3.72 billion, listed on the 2020 Rich List.

In 2019 Forbes assessed his net worth at 3.50 billion, on the list of Australia's 50 richest people.

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