Background
FOOTS, James William was born on July 12, 1916.
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James William FOOTS
Edit Profilemining engineer and company director
Education
Coburg and University High Schools, Melbourne and Melbourne University.
Career
Engineer, with North Broken Hill Limited. 1938-1943, Allied Works Council 1943-1944, Lake George Mines Limited. 1944-1945, Zinc Corporation Limited.
1946-1954.
Assistant General Manager Zinc Corporation and New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited. 1952-1954; General Manager Mount Isa Mines Limited. 1955-1966, Director since 1956, Manager Director 1966-1970, Chairman 1970-1981.
Chief Executive M.l.M. Holdings Limited.
1970-1981, Chairman 1970-1983, Deputy Chairman 1983-1987. Director Westpac Banking Corporation 1971-1989, Chairman 1987-1989, American Smelting and Refining Company Incorporated.
1985-1987, Castlemaine Tooheys Limited. 1983-1985; Chairman Queensland University Foundation Limited.
1982-1985, Governor since 1985.
President Australian Mining Industry Council 1974, 1975. President Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1974. President 1986 Congress, Council of Mining and Metallurgical Instituts.
Honorary Doctor of Engineering
Achievements
Membership
Member of Council Mining & Metallurgical Institutes (president congress 1986), Australasian Institute Mining & Metallurgy (president 1974).
Connections
Married Thora H. Thomas, 1939. 3 children.
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Born
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Died
August 21, 2010 (aged 94) -
Nationality
Australian
Education
Career
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1938 - 1943
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1943 - 1944
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1944 - 1945
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1946 - 1954
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1952 - 1954
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1956 - 1966
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1982 - 1985
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1982 - 1985
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1983 - 1985
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1985 - 1987
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1985
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1985
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1987 - 1989
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