1、ABN 59 003 200 664 Annual Report2019VALE V John Plummer 1928-2019 It is with sadness that we report the passing of great friend and supporter V.John Plummer a month ago in Sydney.Johns support and quiet encouragement of our endeavours with London City Equities Limited and Imperial Pacific Limited ne
2、ver waned from the early 80s when we started to build up the dormant Belmont Stoneware Pipe Holdings Limited listed on the Sydney Stock Exchange.The following is what I recall fondly of John,or“VJP”.I first met John as a fellow Chartered Accountant in the newly established Members in Commerce Discus
3、sion Group.It had been created by John and others in the late 70s to cater those members who had left pure audit,accounting and tax to take on business management.A great move.It is still refreshing to see around the monthly table members covering roles in company secretarial,business management,fin
4、ance directors,investment management(such as Robert Maple-Brown)and chief executives such as John Plummer in the employment industry.The Discussion Group adopted the system of rotating Chairs and the Chair of the day to arrange a speaker.In Johns case this quiet man would be his own speaker and stun
5、 everyone that he,indeed,is a major player in the employment sector.I still recall gems like“The best man for the job is a woman,“Managing is the art of getting things done through people”,“Try to handle each piece of paper once only”and“It is often not what you buy(ie shares),but when you buy and s
6、ell that counts”.John was born in Armidale and raised in the country.After attending Maitland Boys High he graduated with Economics from Sydney Uni and then Chartered Accounting.His love of athletics the mile in particular put him in touch with other champions such as John Treloar,a 100 metres Olymp