Frank Lowy
Frank Lowy | |
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Lowy at the Australian Football Awards in October 2011 | |
| Born | Frank P. Lowy 22 October 1930 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, investor |
| Years active | 1952−present |
| Known for | Co-founder, Westfield |
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| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 3; including Steven Lowy |
Sir Frank P. Lowy AC (/ˈloʊi/ LOH-ee; born 22 October 1930) is an Australian-Israeli businessman of Jewish Slovak-Hungarian origins and the former long-time chairman of Westfield Corporation, a global shopping centre company with US$29.3 billion of assets under management in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe. In June 2018 Westfield Corporation was acquired by French company Unibail-Rodamco.
Lowy was the inaugural chairman of Scentre Group, the owner and manager of Westfield-branded shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand.
Lowy is the founder of the Lowy Institute, Australia's leading foreign affairs think tank, which has alternatively been described as "neoliberal", "centre-right" leaning or "reactionary". Lowy is also chairman of the Institute for National Security Studies, an independent think tank that studies key issues relating to Israel's national security and Middle East affairs.