Peter Hallam Bush is an

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. He was previously the chairman of

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. He was

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of McDonald's Australia Limited and a former director of Lion Nathan.

Early life and family

Bush is the son of a

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minister and media personality, the

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Roger Bush OBE, and was born in

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. He was educated at

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(1964-1970) and

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. He married Adrienne Chartres on 17 August 1981 and is the father of a daughter and son.

Business career

He has been Chairman and CEO of Schwarzkopf

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and has held senior marketing positions with AGB McNair,

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and Arnott's. He was Managing Director of McDonald's Australia Limited from 2005 until retiring in 2010 due to ill health. In December 2011 he was appointed chairman of Nine Entertainment Co and he resigned in 2013.

Sporting

Bush is a past Commodore of the

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and headed the inquiry into the storm ravaged 1998

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.BBC News - Yacht disaster inquiries launched
Retrieved 9 April 2013

References

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