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10 Facts About Paul Ramsay

1.

Paul Joseph Ramsay was an Australian businessman and philanthropist.

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In 1964, Ramsay founded one of the first private psychiatric hospitals in Sydney.

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Paul Ramsay was one of the initiators of television aggregation in Australia and built stations across the country, which today form part of the PRIME7 Television Network.

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Paul Ramsay was chairman of Prime Media Group for almost 30 years until relinquishing this role in April 2014.

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Paul Ramsay sat on the board of directors of Adstream and on the advisory board of the Australian Science Media Centre.

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Paul Ramsay served on the board of the George Gregan Foundation.

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Paul Ramsay was chairman of Ramsay Youth Services, a charity for young people.

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Paul Ramsay sat on the Board of the Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation.

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Paul Ramsay died single having never married aged 78 on 1 May 2014 in his Bowral home after suffering a heart attack in Spain.

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In 2015, the Paul Ramsay Foundation made a $14.7 million donation to the Black Dog Institute for suicide prevention programs.