Corrs CEO John W.H. Denton is an acknowledged leader in three arenas – an international adviser on global policy; an expert in international trade and investment; and a government and workplace relations specialist. His advice is sought by the nation’s most prominent corporations and by governments and international bodies alike.
John is one of three Prime Ministerial representatives on the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC); Chair of ABAC’s Finance and Economics Working Group; board member of the Business Council of Australia; Chair of the BCA Global Engagement Taskforce and Chairman of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Australia.
He was also appointed by the Prime Minister and Treasurer as one of two Australian delegates to the B20, the business reference group of the G20; and is an external advisor on the Federal Government advisory panel to oversee the development of a white paper on the social, economic, strategic and environmental implications of the Asian century for Australia.
John is a board member of the Commonwealth Business Council and the Asia Society Australasia Centre. He is a former diplomat, has a double degree in Arts and Law, and is a Harvard Business School alumnus.