Graeme John
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Graeme John was Managing Director of Australia Post
from 1993 to 2009. From 1990 was Australia Post's Chief Manager of National Operations.
Mr John was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2003, for service to business and to the community. He is also a recipient of the Centennial Medal and the Australian Sports Medal. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a Board member of QR National, and Racing Victoria.
He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Kahala Posts Group, Board member of the International Post Corporation (Netherlands), and Vice-Chairman of Sai Cheng Logistics International (China), a joint venture with China Post.
John first gained notoriety playing for, and later coaching, the South Melbourne Football Club
in the Victorian Football League
, now the Sydney Swans Football Club in the Australian Football League
. He played at Centre-Half-Forward for both the Western Australian and Victorian state teams and gained selection in the All-Australia Team. He was recently nominated for the Swans "Team of The Century". Off the field John has also served as President of the South Melbourne Football Club
and continues to contribute to the sport as an Australian Football League
Commissioner.
He is the father of Gareth John
, a ruckman who played for the Sydney Swans.
Australia Post
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from 1993 to 2009. From 1990 was Australia Post's Chief Manager of National Operations.
Mr John was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2003, for service to business and to the community. He is also a recipient of the Centennial Medal and the Australian Sports Medal. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a Board member of QR National, and Racing Victoria.
He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Kahala Posts Group, Board member of the International Post Corporation (Netherlands), and Vice-Chairman of Sai Cheng Logistics International (China), a joint venture with China Post.
John first gained notoriety playing for, and later coaching, the South Melbourne Football Club
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, now the Sydney Swans Football Club in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He played at Centre-Half-Forward for both the Western Australian and Victorian state teams and gained selection in the All-Australia Team. He was recently nominated for the Swans "Team of The Century". Off the field John has also served as President of the South Melbourne Football Club
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
and continues to contribute to the sport as an Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
Commissioner.
He is the father of Gareth John
Gareth John
Gareth John is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League ....
, a ruckman who played for the Sydney Swans.