Previous winners
Please click on the left hand menu to view more information about the 2008 and 2009 national and regional winners in each category.
Past Australian Entrepreneur Of The Year winners include:
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2008 winner - Rod Jones, Navitas Limited
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2007 winner - Shane Yeend, Imagination
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2006 winner - Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar, Atlassian
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2005 winner - Tony d'Antonio and Peter Hosking, Global Machinery Company Worldwide
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2004 winner - Robert Gerard AO, Gerard Corporation
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2003 winner - David Bussau AM, Opportunity International Australia
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2002 winner - John Rothwell AO, Austal Ships
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2001 winner - Dr Peter Farrell AO, Res Med
Past Australian and international winners
With their passion to succeed, entrepreneurs inspire others around them, creating jobs, improving communities and helping others reach their potential. Demonstrating these attributes, former Australian winners include: Peter Farrell of ResMed Limited (2001); John Rothwell AO of Austal Limited (2002); David Bussau AM of Opportunity International (2003); Robert Gerard AO of Gerard Corporation (2004); Tony D’Antonio and Peter Hosking of Global Machinery Company Worldwide (2005); Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar of Atlassian (2006); Shane Yeend of Imagination (2007); Rod Jones of Navitas (2008) and Greg Roebuck of Carsales.com (2009).
Some well known Entrepreneur Of The Year winners outside of Australia include: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems (1987): Michael Dell, Dell Computer (1989); Howard Schultz, Starbucks (1991); Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com (1997); Eddie Jordan, Jordan Grand Prix (2000); Narayana Murthy, Infosys Technologies (2003); Wayne Huizenga, Blockbuster Entertainment (2005) and Guy Laliberté, Cirque du Soleil (2007).
An unforgettable experience
Greg Roebuck, Carsales.com, 2009 Australian Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year
"I was a bit unsure of getting involved at first — but putting aside the shock of winning, it’s been a fantastic experience. The stories of the other competitors; the stories of the judges; the realisation that we as a nation have so many people willing to create and implement change, is just enormously inspiring."
Rod Jones, Navitas Limited, 2008 Australian Entrepreneur Of The Year
"Through the Entrepreneur Of The Year program I’ve met a whole range of people in different industries that I would never have met otherwise and who, as entrepreneurs, think in a similar way to myself. There have been so many positive outcomes from being involved. It’s been one of the highlights of my life."
Shelley Barrett, ModelCo, 2005 Entrepreneur Of The Year National winner
“Not only is the Entrepreneur Of The Year award a business accolade, but it’s a platform to propel the business through networking with invaluable contacts”.
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