Shaun Bonett

Early life Shaun Bonétt was born in London, England, to parents of Australian and Maltese descent, Bonett moved to Australia in 1978 and studied at Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide. Bonétt is also a graduate of the University of South Australia.

Career Bonétt worked for the law firm Thomson Simmons & Co from 1990 to 1996 and then as a Senior Associate at Phillips Fox from 1996 to 1998. a property investment and management company, and collaborated with the Bank of China to purchase the Chevron Renaissance shopping centre. Bonétt also negotiated the establishment of a Tiffany & Company outlet in Adelaide Central Plaza, along with three other international retailers, including David Jones.

In 2003 Bonétt joined the board of directors of iSelect Health & Life Insurance, in 2005 he joined the board of Lenders Direct, and in 2007 he joined the board and became Chairman of Litigation Lending Services.

In May 2006, Bonétt negotiated one of the largest property swap transactions in Australian history, when he swapped Precision Group's property at 160 Ann Street, Brisbane for MacArthur Central in Brisbane, in a $186 million swap transaction. In 2015 Bonétt also actively supported and made representations to Government for Australia's free trade agreement with China.

In 2022, the University of South Australia conferred to Bonétt an honorary doctorate.

Personal life In 2004, Bonétt married model, Vanessa Baron. , they have a daughter, Eve, and a son, Gabriel.

Net worth Bonétt debuted on the Business Review Weekly (BRW) Young Rich List in 2006 placing third with a net worth of 220 million and was ranked as Australia's Richest Person 40 and Under in 2007–2008. , Bonétt's net worth was estimated by Australian Financial Review to be 1.70 billion.

Year Financial ReviewRich List ForbesAustralia's 50 Richest Rank Net worth (A$) Rank 2015 $478 million 2016 2017 $718 million 2018 $784 million 2019 $1.00 billion 2020 $1.06 billion 2021 $1.17 billion 2022 $1.90 billion 2023 $2.31 billion 2024 $1.70 billion 2025 $1.70 billion

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