Peter Holmes Court
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Peter Holmes Court

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I was fortunate to have had a 20-year career as an executive and company director, running companies in the US, UK and Australia before, in 2011, making a move to become a writer. As the founder of Back Row Productions I produced artists in 30 countries, from Tap Dogs in China, Eddie Izzard in New York, to Jerry Seinfeld in London. As CEO of the Australian Agricultural Company I ran what is today the largest cattle company in the world. As Executive Chairman of the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league team, with partner Russell Crowe, we helped turned-around one of the most loved football clubs in Australia, taking it from bottom of the league to winning the premiership in 2014. I explain this a bit more here. As Chairman of Brand Sydney I got to market a city that, frankly, sells itself. As a non-Executive Director, I have sat on the boards of the Barangaroo Delivery Authority, Queensland Rail, Australia's largest rail company, Queensland Performing Arts Trust, Stoll Moss Theatres of London and various not-for-profits. As a writer I have been a media leader at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos since 2012, and my articles and images have appeared in numerous publications including The Guardian, The World Post, The Australian, Huffington Post, Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald. I am married to photographer Alissa Everett, and we live in Nairobi, Kenya with a couple of dogs and a couple of Land Rovers. Together we try to help on humanitarian and climate issues and safari as often we can. Recent work has given me the opportunity to interview ISIS survivors in Iraq, Syrian refugees in Greece, follow South Sudanese families fleeing across the border into Uganda, cyclone survivors in Mozambique, and inspiring refugee entrepreneurs in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee settlement. I grew up in Australia, and still feel very fondly of the island continent. I don’t however think it is right for ‘ex pats’ to comment much on things back at home. Except for the sports, in which case I will let you know my views. A hundred years ago, or at least it feels that way, I read law at Oxford University and received a BA in economics at Middlebury College, Vermont.
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