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The Writer means Philip James Johnston - (a) aged 71;
(b)
retired in 2007 from Commonwealth Bank's "Infrastructure & Utilities
Solutions" division after 37 years where for the latter few years he
contributed to writing
credit papers to lend between $20m and $100m for urban infrastructure projects
ranging from hospitals, prisons, defence force barracks etc which highlighted
the innovative/creative benefits from private sector involvement. Between 1990 and 2002 he
administered extensive inter-related Project Documents and Financial Documents
for large syndicated bank debts as the Agent bank - largest was $3.95b Sydney Airport privatisation
with 39 banks. (c) worked for CBA for 37 years having joined 11 years after CBA lost its central bank responsibilities. In the late '70s he dealt with four RBA associates (John Graham, Lance Cochrane, John Jewell and Vince Laing) and attended meetings periodically at 65 Martin Place. He accompanied John Jewell on field trips to CBA Newcastle and CBA Wollongong. (d) holds from Macquarie University in Sydney - * Bachelor of Arts Degree - Major in Economics & Finance - 1976 from Macquarie University; and * Master Degree in Applied Finance - April 2001 from Macquarie University; (e) adept at documenting agreements setting out all parties' rights, duties and obligations; (f) played active sports all his life:
* 21 years competitive cricket, including being Secretary of Gordon District Cricket Assoc in early 1980s with >1,000 adult players; * 12 years competitive baseball;
* completed two IronMan triathlons: * ran several marathons; * completed approx 15 ocean and Harbour swims incl 2008 2.5km Palm Beach to Whale Beach BIG SWIM in the unspectacular time of 1 hr :10 mins 33 sec and the 2010 2km Cole Classic at Manly in 55 mins - pics (g) swims about 2 kms each week; (h) cycles approx 70km hilly routes each Sunday with similarly inclined middle aged folk amongst Muggaccinos.com under the alias of Bank Teller; and (i) cycled as a Pilot with 8 vision impaired cyclists on the back of various tandem bicycles - longest ride was 127km under a programme Adopt a Blind Cyclist.
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