Ian Silk Explained
Ian Silk is an Australian business executive.[1] [2]
Career
Silk worked as a forklift driver briefly, before working as a senior state government public servant.
His first role in the super industry was obtained with the assistance of Bill Kelty, secretary of the ACTU.[3] He was later appointed chief executive of AustralianSuper, a role he held for 15 years.[4] [5]
Under Silk's tenure, AustralianSuper's nominal funds under management grew from $21 billion to $225 billion. He took the fund from a 'small fry born of compulsory superannuation legislation in the 1990s to a major global player.
Following his retirement from the super industry, Ian was appointed to the boards of Hawthorn Football Club and Crown Melbourne.[6] [7] His appointment to Crown was supported by its new owner, Blackstone.[8]
Personal life
Silk has children.
His brother Gary Silk was a victim of the Silk–Miller police murders.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Yeates . Clancy . 2021-07-13 . AustralianSuper eyes more offshore investment as Ian Silk departs . 2023-06-17 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
- Web site: Schmidt . Lucinda . 2009-02-11 . Profile Ian Silk . 2023-06-17 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
- News: Sexton . Jennifer . 10 November 2014 . Ian Silk cut from different cloth . Herald Sun .
- Web site: Elmas . Matthew . 2021-07-13 . AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk to step down later this year . 2023-06-17 . The New Daily . en-US.
- Web site: AustralianSuper CEO Silk to step down; to be replaced by former union boss . Reuters . 16 January 2024.
- Web site: Niall . Jake . 2021-11-09 . Ex-Australian Super boss wants Hawthorn out of pokies . 2023-06-17 . The Age . en.
- Web site: Napier-Raman . Noel Towell, Kishor . 2022-07-28 . Crown Melbourne’s new man a smooth operator . 2023-06-17 . The Age . en.
- News: 28 July 2022 . Blackstone nabs Ian Silk to chair Crown Melbourne . The Australian .
