James Packer – Family, Family Tree

James Douglas Packer is an Australian entrepreneur, Business magnate and investor. James is the inheritor of his family wealth. He controls Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, with funds in Crown Resorts, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Chopin Pty Ltd and other companies. He is the first executive chairman of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) and Combined Media Holdings, which mostly owned media interests across a range of stages.

James Douglas Packer: Biography

James Packer: Parents

James Packer is the son of late media magnate Kerry Packer and famous philanthropist Ros Packer. He is the grandson of Sir Frank Packer.

Kerry Packer: Father of James Packer

Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer was a renowned media mogul in Australia. He was born on December 17, 1937 and passed away on December 26, 2005. Packer was the person behind the popularity of cricket n Australia. He made huge money out of cricket by telecasting it on TV. Packer’s family company Consolidated Press Holdings was the major shareholder with a 37% holding in Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL).

Ros Packer: Mother of James Packer

Roslyn Redman Packer is a philanthropist and the widow of Kerry Packer. She lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She has two kids, James and Gretel Packer. She was appointed as an office of order of Australia in 2007 for her exceptional work in philanthropy. She gave $580,000 to Liberal Party of Australia which is the highest donation to a political party by a person.

Frank Packer: Grand Father of James Packer
Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer was a patriarch of Packer family. He was the proprietor of Australian Consolidated Press and Nine Networks. He was born on December 03, 1906 in New South Wales, Australia.