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Mark Rowsthorn is an Australian businessman in the transport industry. He serves as the Chairman of Toll NZ, New Zealand's largest transport company. From its creation until February 2011 he was CEO of one of Australia's largest transport companies, Asciano Limited, and he is now CEO of the transport firm McAleese. == Biography == His father, Peter Rowsthorn, was formerly chairman of Toll Holdings. Along with Paul Little, Peter Rowsthorn bought the company in 1986. Because he holds nearly 10% of the company's shares, Mark Rowsthorn has an estimated net worth of over A$700 million, and ''Forbes'' magazine named him as the 36th-richest individual in Australia and New Zealand in 2006.〔 Forbes.com (2006). (Australia & New Zealand's 40 Richest ). Retrieved 2 June 2006.〕 When Asciano Limited was separated from Toll in June 2007, Rowsthorn became CEO and managing director of Asciano. He had to relinquish his interests in Toll Group as part of the break-up. In February 2011 Asciano's chairman announced the surprise replacement of Rowsthorn by John Mullen, saying that the company needed a different leader for its next phase of growth.〔 In March 2014 it was announced that Rowsthorn would replaced Paul Garaty as CEO of the transport firm McAleese. Rowsthorn was reported to own almost 30 per cent of McAleese, which had been the subject of criticism about its poor safety record.〔 Rowsthorn is passionate about horse racing and was a part-owner of the thoroughbred "Baughaust". His brother is the actor and comedian Peter Rowsthorn. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Rowsthorn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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