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Janet Holmes ร Court is a detailed portrait of a complex and passionate Australian who has never been afraid to do things her own way.In 1990, the legendary Robert Holmes ร Court died, and his wife Janet took over the reins of the company he had made famous - Heytesbury Holdings. Against all expectations and prejudices she has been able to reshape Heytesbury, convincing the business world that she had the strength and personal gifts - if not the financial training to guide that tottering empire on to a new stage.This insightful biography sheds light on two very different corporate cultures Heytesbury before and after Robert Holmes ร Court. Detailed here are his business deals, his power games and his aggressive entrepreneurial style that helped stamp the eighties as the era of excess. Then there is. Heytesbury post-Robert. As the company's new CEO, Janet proved to be that rarity a business person who tempers commercial success with cultural and social justice.Janet Holmes ร Court has all the elements of a great drama: the wealth, the politics, the love, the loyalty and the conflict. Touted as the person most likely to be the first President of Australia, it is the same Janet Holmes ร Court who captured hearts with her. passion and her tears at the Constitutional Convention. Janet's story is one of a strong determined woman who has overcome loss to triumph as one of Australia's living treasures.
ISBN:9780732257156
