John Frederick Renshaw Lawes (3 May 1907 – 5 March 1978) was an Australian
company director and chairman of
QBE Insurance
QBE Insurance Group Limited is a general insurance and reinsurance company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney. The company employs more than 11,700 people in over 27 countries. Across its operations, QBE offe ...
.
Early life
Lawes was born in
Petersham,
New South Wales
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. His father, Dr Charles Lawes, was a medical graduate of the University of Sydney and John was one of four brothers with one sister. He, his brothers, and before them their father, all had their school education at
Newington College
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(1919–1926).
Cricket
Lawes was one of Sydneys longest playing first grade cricketers.
Business career
Lawes was the founding chairman of
QBE Insurance
QBE Insurance Group Limited is a general insurance and reinsurance company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney. The company employs more than 11,700 people in over 27 countries. Across its operations, QBE offe ...
(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.
Taking risks, QBE 1886–1994: a history of the QBE Insurance Group
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References
1907 births
1978 deaths
People educated at Newington College
Businesspeople from Sydney
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