JANET HOLMES A COURT BIOGRAPHY ROBERT BUSINESS EMPIRE

JANET HOLMES á COURT

By Patricia Edgar

Janet Holmes á Court is a detailed portrait of a complex and passionate Australian who has never been afraid to do things her own way.

In 1990, the legendary Robert Homes á Court died, and his wife Janet took over the reins of the company he had made famous - Heytesbury Holdings. Against all expectations and prejudices she has been able to reshape Heytesbury, convincing the business world that she had the strength and personal gifts - if not the financial training - to guide the tottering empire on to a new stage.

This insightful biography sheds light on two very different corporate cultures - Heytesbury before and after Robert Holmes á Court. Detailed here are his business details, his power games and his aggressive entrepreneurial style that helped stamp the eighties as the ear of excess. Then there is Heytesbury post Robert. As the company's new CEO, Janet proved to be that rarity - a business personal who tempers commercial success with cultural and social justice.

Janet Holmes á Court has all the elements of a great drama: the wealth, the politics, the love, the loyalt and the conflict. Touted as the first person most likely to be the first President of Australia, it is the same Janet Holmes á Court who captured hearts with her passion and her tears at the Constitutional Convention. Janet's story is one of a strong, determined women who has overcome loss to triumph as one of Australia's lviing treasures.

• Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket
• First Edition 1999
• Size 16cm W x 24cm H
• 390 Pages in Good Condition

ISBN 0732257158

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