Henry Bosch AO (born 20 January 1931) is an Australian businessman,

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, Chairman and Governance advocate. He has worked to increase standards of corporate governance, leading to his authorship of such reports as the 1991 Bosch Report: “Corporate Practices and Conduct”, The Workings of a Watchdog and The Director at Risk – Accountability in the Boardroom. He studied at

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and

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Universities and at the Centre d’Etudes Industrielles in

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. He resided at Wesley College while studying at Sydney University. He spent his initial career in the manufacturing sector in the aluminum, steel, man-made fibres and plastics industries in

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, the

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and

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. He has held over 30 directorships including the following companies: * Company Director of

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1972, * Managing Director of Nylex Corporation 1980, * President of the Plastics Institute, * Chairman of the Chemicals and Plastics Industry Council. * Bosch committee in 1995. He was appointed an

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in 1991 for services to industry, commerce and government. He was awarded the John Story Medal by the

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in the same year. He is currently Adjunct Professor in the School of Management at

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Bibliography

* (1986). ''Shareholder's Rights -

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