Premier Investments Ltd
Mr. Lew was appointed as Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Premier on 31 March 2008. Mr. Lew is a director of Century Plaza Investments Pty Ltd, the largest shareholder in Premier and was previously Chairman of Premier from 1987 to 1994.
Mr. Lew has over 50 years’ experience in the manufacture, wholesale and retailing of textiles, apparel and general merchandise, as well as property development. His success in the retail industry has been largely due to his ability to read fashion trends and interpret them for the Australasian market, in addition to his demonstrated ability in the timing of strategic investments.
Mr. Lew was a Director of Coles Myer Limited from 1985 to 2002, serving as Vice Chairman from 1989, Chairman from 1991 to 1995, Executive Chairman in 1995 and Vice Chairman in 1995 and 1996.
Mr. Lew is a member of the World Retail Hall of Fame and is the first Australian to be formally inducted.
He is also a former Board Member of the Reserve Bank of Australia and former Member of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council.
Mr. Lew was the inaugural Chairman of the Mount Scopus Foundation (1987 – 2013) which supports the Mount Scopus College, one of Australia’s leading private colleges with 2000 students. He has also been the Chairman or a Director of a range of philanthropic organisations.
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Premier Investments Ltd
Premier Investments Limited is an Australia-based company, which operates a range of specialty retail fashion chains within the specialty retail fashion markets in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom, as well as Malaysia and Hong Kong. The Company also has investments in listed securities and money market deposits. The Company operates in two business segments: investments and retail. The Company's retail segment includes a range of specialty retail fashion chains. The Company's investments segment represents investments in securities for both long and short-term gains, dividend income and interest. The Company offers brands, including Smiggle, Peter Alexander, Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Jacqui E and Dotti. The Company also offers brands, which include Breville, Kambrook and Sage by Heston Blumenthal. The Company's subsidiaries include Kimtara Investments Pty Ltd, Premfin Pty Ltd, Springdeep Investments Pty Ltd and Prempref Pty Ltd.