Peter Rowsthorn (businessman)

Peter Rowsthorn
Born	(1930-06-12)12 June 1930 Kew, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 December 2021(2021-12-12) (aged 91) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Businessman
Family	Mark Rowsthorn (son) Peter Rowsthorn Jr. (son)

Peter Rowsthorn (12 June 1930 – 12 December 2021) was an Australian businessman.[1]

Rowsthorn was born in Kew, Victoria on 12 June 1930.[2] He was the chairman of Toll Holdings, Australia's largest transport company, having bought the company with Paul Little in 1986.[3][4] He was later the owner of Wadham Park and Woodside, a horse training facility and a stud farm respectively.[5] Rowsthorn died in Melbourne on 12 December 2021, at the age of 91.[6]

References

1. $150 million and more Australian Financial Review 18 May 2001
2. "Toll Transport Pty. Limited". studocu. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
3. "About Toll". Toll Group. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
4. Gottliebsen, Robert (9 September 2006). "Chief Little's big plan for Toll". The Australian. News Limited. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
5. How Rowsthorn's Irish stud turned into a tax dud Australian Financial Review 30 November 2018
6. "Peter Rowsthorn". My Tributes. Retrieved 28 September 2024.