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James Packer Biography - Profile
James Packer Biography (James Douglas Packer) :
Chairman of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited PBL Famous
for : Being the son of the richest man in Australia (Kerry
Packer) and taking the reigns of PBL after the death of his father in 2005. Packer details : Born - September 8, 1967
Australia / Lives Australia
James
Packer is the richest man in Australia after taking over his
father's media empire, Publishing and Broadcasting Limited. Since taking the reigns
of PBL, James has taken his father's company in a new direction, with a focus
on casinos and new media, rather than old media like the sluggish television channel
9 in Australia. The Australian media mogul is engaged to the model
and singer Erica Baxter.
In
a perfect world we don't want to be overly dependent on any single asset or be
so dependent on the cycle or where one asset is the bulk of this company. James
Packer - Assets
- Companies
We need to make sure we have the best people we can in our operations, and
that is a constant challenge. There is always room to improve. James
Packer - Employee
- Challenges