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12 Facts About Katie Page

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Kay Leslie "Katie" Page was born on 1956 and is an Australian business executive and the CEO of retailer Harvey Norman.

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Katie Page is a backer of several professional sports and an active promoter of women in sports.

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Katie Page graduated from Brisbane State High School in 1973 and planned to become a surveyor, but was discouraged by the low pay available then for women.

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In 1988, when Katie Page was 32 and Harvey 49, they married.

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Katie Page joined the first store in 1983 as an assistant and in 1999 became CEO of the company.

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In 2021 Katie Page-Harvey was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame.

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Katie Page is active as a backer of several professional sports.

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In 2004 Katie Page was the first woman to be elected to the board of the National Rugby League.

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Katie Page introduced the NRL's Women in League in 2005.

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In March 2015 Katie Page announced the company's sponsorship of the Auburn Giants, a mostly female, Muslim Australian Football League team.

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Katie Page owned a share in the Byron at Byron Resort and Spa in New South Wales.

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In 2015, Katie Page was ranked fourth on The Australian Business Review list of the "50 most powerful women in business".