16. The Lysaght Family
Earlier in 2021, we were thrilled to welcome 91-year-old John Lysaght and his family to our Springhill Plant at the Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia. John is the former Managing Director of Lysaght and a direct descendant of the company founder of the same name. Retiring in 1989 after a stellar 35-year career in charge of Lysaght, John has left a lasting legacy on our business. This episode features an interview with John by Michael Reay, Manager Corporate Affairs, along with his visiting son Andrew, daughter-in-law Lexi and grandchildren Zoe and Will.
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Links and Show Notes
- Lysaght website
- Port Kembla, New South Wales
- Timeline of the Lysaght company and brand, featuring information about products and the Springhill plant
- Photo of John Lysaght with former Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke and Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith at the Western Port site in Victoria
Dick Smith image - Photo of John Lysaght visiting the Springhill plant with his family
- Photo of John Lysaght visiting Taiwan
- Western Port, Victoria
- BHP
- Rugby football (collective article about various sporting codes)
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport (song)