. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Richard Hugh \"Rick\" Allert AO is an Australian businessman who was chair of Tourism Australia from 2007 to 2012. Before this, he worked with from 1959 to 1960, and then with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company from 1960; he was a partner with them from 1973 to 1979. He was a senior partner of (1979\u201389) until it was acquired by the then Arthur Andersen & Co in 1989. He was chair of Southcorp (1989\u20132002). In 1995, he was appointed a director of Coles Myer. He was chair of Coles Myer from 2002 until it was acquired by Wesfarmers in 2007. Allert is also chair of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd, Voyages Hotels & Resorts Pty Ltd and a Director of the . He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1997, an Honorary Doctor of the University of South Australia in 2000, awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2008."@en . . . . . . . . "Richard Hugh \"Rick\" Allert AO is an Australian businessman who was chair of Tourism Australia from 2007 to 2012. Before this, he worked with from 1959 to 1960, and then with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company from 1960; he was a partner with them from 1973 to 1979. He was a senior partner of (1979\u201389) until it was acquired by the then Arthur Andersen & Co in 1989."@en . . . . "Rick Allert"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "4634"^^ . . . . . "1021363633"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "5901899"^^ . . . . .