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Simon McKeon (born 1955) is an Australian businessman, philanthropist and sportsman. He was named Australian of the Year for 2011.
Business
McKeon was announced chairman of CSIRO in June 2010. He was Executive Chairman of Macquarie Bank from 1994 and is President of the statutory dispute resolution body for Australian public company takeovers, the Australian Takeovers Panel. As well as this, he was the Chairman of software specialist MYOB. He was a practising solicitor with Blake Dawson Waldron in Sydney.
Philanthropy
He was a director of World Vision for 15 years and volunteers as a counsellor for heroin addicts at the First Step Clinic in St Kilda. Also, he is Chairman of the Association of Independent Schools Victoria, the Point Nepean Trust and MS Research Australia.
Climate change
McKeon disputes the notion that the science of climate change is settled, saying, "We may not have all the answers to what is occurring". By the definition of Misplaced Pages, this would put the Australian of the Year in the climate change denial camp, an offensive reference comparing those so labelled with Holocaust deniers. McKeon has stated that, whilst he has "no scientific pedigree", he'd like to see the issue of climate change elevated to the top of the political and public agenda. He subsequently added, "the point is, why wouldn't one take out very strong insurance to at least do what we can to future-proof our well-being?". A study has shown that the long term cost of McKeon's recommended insurance would be twice the cost of no action and would result in a halving of Australian's income compared to no action.
Sports
He held the Guinness world record for speed sailing together with Tim Daddo.
Family
McKeon is married with four sons.
Notes
- Oakes, Dan (25 January 2011). "Simon McKeon named 2011 Australian of the Year". smh.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- "Simon McKeon named Australian of the Year". ABC. 25 January 2011.
- Atkins, William (21 June 2010). "Simon McKeon becomes CSIRO head". itwire.com. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- The Age 5 December 2004
- "Macquarie boss gets CSIRO top job". ABC. 21 June 2010.
- {{cite news|url= http://www.ipa.org.au/news/2222/putting-a-price-on-climate-change-policy%7Ctitle=Putting a price on Climate Change Policy
- The Age 12 December 2005
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