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Peter Rowsthorn (businessman)

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Peter Rowsthorn
Born1930
NationalityAustralian
OccupationBusinessman
FamilyMark Rowsthorn (son) Peter Rowsthorn Jr. (son)

Peter Rowsthorn (born 1930) is an Australian businessman.[1] He is the former chairman of Toll Holdings, Australia's largest transport company, having bought the company with Paul Little in 1986.[2][3] He is now the owner of Wadham Park and Woodside, a horse training facility and a stud farm respectively.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ $150 million and more Australian Financial Review 18 May 2001
  2. ^ "About Toll". Toll Group. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ How Rowsthorn's Irish stud turned into a tax dud Australian Financial Review 30 November 2018