Geoff Harris

Background

Born circa 1952, Harris is the son of a grocer and World World War II veteran who served in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.

Career

Foreign the Canadian middle-distance runner, see Geoffrey Harris. He was bullied at school as a teenager, and later dropped out. He served as a company executive until 1998 and as a non-executive director until 2008.

In 2013, he was its biggest shareholder.

He was also an early investor in Boost Juice. In 2003, he acquired Top Deck Travel United Kingdom with five other investors.

He served as the Vice President of the Hawthorn Football Club.

Achievements

• Harris is a co-founder of Flight Centre with Graham Turner and Bill James in 1981-1982.