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Rob Scott (businessman)

Rob Scott, Australian rower

Born
August 5, 1969
Age in 2026
57
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1969

About Rob Scott (businessman)

Robert Geoffrey Scott is an Australian businessman and former national champion and national representative rower. Since 2017 he has been Managing Director and Chief Executive of Wesfarmers, the Perth-headquartered publicly listed industrial and retail conglomerate, which in 2016 was Australia's largest company by revenue and Australia's largest employer. As a sweep-oared heavyweight rower Scott was a national champion, an eight-time crewman in West Australian King's Cup eights and a four-time Australian representative at World Rowing Championships. He is a dual Olympian oarsman who won a silver medal in a coxless pair at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In 1996 in Curtin University colours he won the national coxless pair title (the Ted Bromley Memorial Trophy) with David Weightman and at stroke he won the 1996 national coxless four title in a composite selection crew. Scott's first Australian representative appearance was in the 1989 Trans Tasman U23 series.

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Rob Scott (businessman) timeline

  1. Scott's first Australian representative appearance was in the 1989 Trans Tasman U23 series.
  2. He is a dual Olympian oarsman who won a silver medal in a coxless pair at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
  3. In 1996 in Curtin University colours he won the national coxless pair title (the Ted Bromley Memorial Trophy) with David Weightman and at stroke he won the 1996 national coxless four title in a composite selection crew.

The world when Rob Scott (businessman) was born

Rob Scott (businessman) was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1969

  • #1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
  • Top movieMidnight Cowboy
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
  • Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
  • Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
  • Defining fadWoodstock festival
  • Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
  • World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rob Scott (businessman)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19692026
Gas$0.35$3.45/gal
Average home$16,400$435,000
Average income$10,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population202.7M341 million

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