Westfield Group

The Westfield Group "is the largest retail property group in the world by equity market capitalisation and the sixth largest entity listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The Westfield Group has interests in an investment portfolio of 128 shopping centres valued in excess of A$52.5 billion (US$38.5 billion) located in Australia, the United States, New Zealand and the United Kingdom." [1]

According to Australian based DemocracyWatch Westfield Holdings was the number 1 business donor to Labor in 2003-2004 giving AU$355,000 and the number 2 business donor to the Coalition giving AU$235,000. [2]

Directors

Accessed March 2008:

• Frank P. Lowy AC - Chairman
• David H. Lowy AM - Deputy Chairman
• Roy L. Furman
• David M. Gonski AC
• Frederick G. Hilmer AO
• Stephen P. Johns
• Peter S. Lowy
• Steven M. Lowy
• John McFarlane
• Judith Sloan
• Gary H. Weiss
• Dean R. Wills AO
• Carla M. Zampatti AM

Directors (2006)

• Frank P. Lowy AC - Chairman
• Frederick G. Hilmer AO - Deputy Chairman
• David H. Lowy AM - Deputy Chairman
• Roy L. Furman
• David M. Gonski AO
• Stephen P. Johns
• Peter S. Lowy - Group Managing Director
• Steven M. Lowy - Group Managing Director
• John B. Studdy AM
• Francis T. Vincent
• Dr Gary H. Weiss
• Dean R. Wills AO
• Carla M. Zampatti AM

Biographies

Contact

Web: http://westfield.com/corporate/about/

Publications

• 2005 Westfield Group Annual Report (Pdf)

Other SourceWatch Resources

• North Strathfield Resident Action Group & Westfield
• Mark Johnson

External links

• Anne Gibson, "Westfield's master of the mall", The New Zealand Herald, November 4, 2000.
• Damon Johnston, "Mall or nothing for Lowy's US rivals", The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia), August 25, 2001, page G08.
• Jill Margo, "Frank Lowy: Pushing the Limits (Biography)", HarperCollins, 2001.
• Damon Johnston, "Lowys play hardball in the US - Shopping mall world is survival of fittest", Courier Mail (Queensland, Australia), September 23, 2002, page 28.
• Stephen Mayne, "Frank Lowy: spin, philanthropy and AMP", Crikey.com.au, 2003.
• Stephen Mayne, "As good as it gets for Frank Lowy", Crikey.com.au, 1 September 2005.
• Kerry O'Brien, "Frank Lowy speaks with Kerry O'Brien", Australian Broadcasting Corporation 7:30 Report, 17 November 2005.
• Company Profile, Accessed June 2006.
• Biggest Donations, DemocracyWatch, Accessed June 2006.

Directors, Westfield Group, accessed March 8, 2008.