12 Facts About Simon McKeon

Simon Vincent McKeon was born on 19 December 1955 and is an Australian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and sportsman.

Simon McKeon has been the 8th chancellor of Monash University, and non-executive director of Rio Tinto, Spotless Group, and National Australia Bank.

Simon McKeon is retained by Macquarie Bank Melbourne as a consultant and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Simon McKeon was appointed to the AMP Limited Board on 27 March 2013 and subsequently appointed Chairman of AMP on 8 May 2014, replacing Peter Mason.

On 26 April 2016 he announced his intention to resign from the AMP board at the conclusion of the AGM in May Simon McKeon is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and is a member of the AICD Chairman's Forum and is the inaugural President of the Australian banking industry's Review Panel for the Banking and Financing oath.

Simon McKeon volunteered as a counsellor for heroin addicts at the First Step Clinic in St Kilda.

Simon McKeon was one of the Directors of Rio Tinto in May 2020 when the mining company deliberately destroyed the Australian Aboriginal sacred site at Juukan Gorge - the only inland site in Australia to show signs of continuous human occupation for over 46,000 years.

In October 2015, it was announced that Simon McKeon would succeed Dr Alan Finkel as Chancellor of Monash University in January 2016.

Simon McKeon has been a part-time lecturer with Melbourne University's Masters of Applied Finance and Masters of Laws courses and has been a member of the Advisory Board of the University's Centre for Energy and Resources Law.

Simon McKeon served on the Campaign Board of the University of Melbourne from 2013 until 2015.

In October 2015, Simon McKeon was conferred an honorary Doctorate of Public Health by La Trobe University.

On 25 January 2011, Simon McKeon was named the 2011 Australian of the Year.