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Introduction	Founder of Mitchell & Partners in 1976, the company became the largest media group in Australia and was sold to Dentsu of Japan in 2012 for $650 million. In December 2000, Mr Mitchell launched the Harold Mitchell Foundation. Mr Mitchell is Chairman of Art Exhibitions Australia, Chairman of The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, board member of New York Philharmonic, Chairman of Australia-Indonesia Centre,Chairman FreeTV Australia and Chairman of the Victorian Premier’s Job and Investment Panel. Mr Mitchell was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 2010 for eminent service to the community in the fields of art, health and education and as a supporter of humanitarian aid in Timor-Leste and Indigenous communities. Mr Mitchell was the Victorian Australian of the Year for 2013. Both Melbourne University and Monash University have conferred on him an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Photo by Julian Kingma.

Introduction

Founder of Mitchell & Partners in 1976, the company became the largest media group in Australia and was sold to Dentsu of Japan in 2012 for $650 million. In December 2000, Mr Mitchell launched the Harold Mitchell Foundation. Mr Mitchell is Chairman of Art Exhibitions Australia, Chairman of The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, board member of New York Philharmonic, Chairman of Australia-Indonesia Centre,Chairman FreeTV Australia and Chairman of the Victorian Premier’s Job and Investment Panel. Mr Mitchell was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 2010 for eminent service to the community in the fields of art, health and education and as a supporter of humanitarian aid in Timor-Leste and Indigenous communities. Mr Mitchell was the Victorian Australian of the Year for 2013. Both Melbourne University and Monash University have conferred on him an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Photo by Julian Kingma.