Rob Scott (businessman)

Robert Scott
Personal information
Birth nameRobert Geoffrey Scott
Born (1969-08-05) 5 August 1969
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
EducationRossmoyne Senior High School
Alma materAustralian National University
Macquarie University
OccupationChief Executive
EmployerWesfarmers Ltd
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
SpouseLiz Weekes
Sport
SportRowing
ClubSwan River Rowing Club
Curtin University Rowing Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaCoxless pair

Robert "Rob" Geoffrey Scott (born 5 August 1969) is an Australian businessman and former national champion and national representative rower. Since 2017 he has been Managing Director and Chief Executive of Wesfarmers, the Perth-headquartered publicly listed industrial and retail conglomerate, which in 2016 was Australia's largest company by revenue and Australia's largest employer. As a sweep-oared heavyweight rower Scott was a national champion, an eight-time crewman in West Australian King's Cup eights and a four-time Australian representative at World Rowing Championships. He is a dual Olympian oarsman who won a silver medal in a coxless pair at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.