Harvie Picken
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| J. Harvie Picken | |
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| Born | Dec 1920 Melbourne, Australia |
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| Died | Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur Businessman Philanthropist |
| Children | James, Donalda |
Harvie Picken (b. Dec 1920, Melbourne, Australia) was a prominent Australian Businessman and member of the Picken family, of Containers Ltd / Amcor Ltd fame - today one of the world's top three packaging companies.
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[edit] Biography
Picken was educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, grew up in Toorak, Victoria, Australia. Son of Wikipedia: J.T. Picken.
[edit] Business career
Harvie's father, James Thompson (J.T.) Picken was an Australian businessman. Picken was born in Ayrshire, Scotland; he later emigrated to Australia and settled in Melbourne. He was the chairman and founder of the privately-owned J.T. Picken’s Ltd Printers which Harvie took over and formed Containers Ltd which became one of Australia's largest Packaging companies. In 1982, Australian Paper Mills (APM) took over the larger Containers Ltd to form Amcor Limited, which is today one of the world's top three global packaging companies, based on market capitalization, sales, and profits.
[edit] Family life
Harvie had two children, James (Douglas and Donalda Picken. Douglas Picken had two son's Ken and Ian.
[edit] Other Information
President of Mercantile Rowing Club
President of Kingston Heath Golf Club
Member of the West Brighton Club - where a trophy named the Menzies Picken trophy is co-named with his friend Sir Robert Menzies (former Prime Minister of Australia).
President of the VATC (today the Melbourne Racing Club) - where a race was named after him the Harvie Picken "$22,000 Harvie Picken Super Vobis Handicap 3YO RB 0-72 1200M"
President of the Australian Chamber of Manufacturers (today the AusIndustry Group.
Practicing Freemason - Naval and Military Club Melbourne[citation needed]
Major supporter of the Australian National Gallery in St Kilda Road Melbourne
A member of the "white shoe brigade" Founding President of the Robert Burns Society - a powerful Australian-Scottish society. Had one of the world's largest collections of Robert Burns literature - which was donated to Scotch College Melbourne
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[edit] See also
Wikipedia: Amcor Ltd
Wikipedia: J.T. Picken
[edit] References
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[edit] Books
E.K. Sinclair, "The Spreading Tree, A history of APM and Amcor 1844-1989", Allen and Unwin, 1990
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| NAME | Picken, John Harvie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harvie |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian Picken |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1 December 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne Australia |
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