In the early eighties Ian lead an international marketing strategy to attract energy intensive industries to Victoria. He was seconded to the Victorian government to deliver this strategy, which brought major investment to Victoria creating many hundreds of jobs.
Ian commenced with Visy Industries in the early nineties and has been involved with a range of activities including the arts, philanthropy, corporate citizenship, investment projects, major corporate entertainment, family entertainment, recycling, cost reduction programs, property management, aviation and Government relations.
He is a trustee of The Pratt Foundation, The Pratt Family Foundation, Visy Cares and the Pratt Family Scholarship Fund. Currently he is a director of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation, the Lakeside Foundation, The Link Centre Ltd, Youth Junction Inc, Meadow Heights Learning Shop Inc, the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, the Australian Council for Child and Youth Organisations and a Council member at Lakeside Secondary College. Ian is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.
With over forty-eight years involvement in the entertainment industy as a performer, musical director, producer, promoter and importer of international artists, he has shared the stage with many international artists including Tom Jones, Rick Nelson, Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Gene Pitney, Johnny Tillotson, Del Shannon, Johnny Preston, the Shadows, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Chan Romero, the Coasters, the Diamonds, Buddy Holly's Crickets and the Platters as well as an array of Australian artists such as Normie Rowe, Glen Shorrock, Doug Parkinson, Johnny Chester, Lucky Starr, Little Pattie and many, many more. The performers on some events were as diverse as Muhammad Ali, Paul Anka, Tony Curtis, Burt Bacharach, Cyndi Lauper and the Backstreet Boys.
Often using a nom-de-plume, Ian has published articles about various aspects of rock-n-roll both in Australia and internationally. Ian has been a Director of the Victorian Rock Foundation, the Australian Contemporary Music Development Company (AUSMUSIC) and a Council member of Philanthropy Australia. He was awarded an Order of Australia in 1998.
Ian Allen holds a Bachelor of Economics and Master of Administration from Monash University. He spent over 30 years in personnel development, executive secretariat, marketing, customer policy and service and developed wide ranging customer policy initiatives that impacted on more than a million electricity customers throughout Victoria with significant policies introduced Australia-wide.
For further information please contact:
Ian B Allen
Post Office Box 101
Seaford VIC 3198
Australia
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