John messara biography wikipedia

Messara is the current Chairman of Racing NSW and has a number of awards including an Order of Australia , many career achievements and is a proud husband, father and grandfather. His earliest years may have been challenging, but he has led a most interesting life in horse racing, the sport he is most passionate about. Q: John you were born in Egypt and came to live with family in , while waiting for your parents to make the journey; how old were you when you came to Australia?

Until I came to Sydney we lived within the expat community in Alexandria, and I attended English schools. However, French was the home language so I have been lucky to be bilingual. Life was great there in those times and we lived close to the sea. Q: What school and university did you attend? Looking back now, I very much appreciate the Jesuit education I received at Riverview and many other members of my family have since followed suit.

I really threw myself into my studies at university and won a scholarship for the final two years. I enjoyed economics, commercial law and finance and found no trouble studying.

John Messara is an Australian thoroughbred horse breeder and owner who served from to as the chairman of Racing New South Wales.

I spent 30 years in stockbroking, including during the wild and woolly days of the mining boom. After that I committed myself full time to racing and breeding through Arrowfield. Q: One of your stockbroking positions enabled you to be working overseas for a while. What role were you filling during that time in Geneva? I was setting up a European branch for a Sydney broking firm as in those days it was impossible for foreigners to obtain a permanent working permit in Switzerland.

I really enjoyed living and working in Geneva, but then returned to Australia and ultimately set up my own little firm.