Greg O'Neill
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| Born |
28 May 1962 Leongatha, Victoria, Australia |
| Residence | Melbourne Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Monash University Melbourne |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Katie O'Neill (m. 1992) |
| Parent(s) | Ray O'Neill (1923–2007), Gloria O'Neill (1924 – 2016) |
| Awards | Wealth Executive of Year Nomination (2011) Australian Entrepreneur of Year Nomination (2012) Social Media Power 50 (2013,2014,2015) Financial Services CEO of Year Nomination (2016) |
Gregory Kevin (Greg) O'Neill (born 28 May 1962) is an Australian businessman and the current President & CEO of La Trobe Financial, one of Australia's leading bank independent credit specialists. In 2011, O'Neill was nominated by Rainmaker Group as the 2011 Wealth Management Executive of the year.
O'Neill has worked at La Trobe Financial since 1985 and assumed the position of CEO after a twelve year apprenticeship in May 1997, succeeding his father Mr Ray O'Neill who founded the company in 1952.
Greg O'Neill, born the youngest of five children, grew up in the Gippsland countryside. Siblings include Dr D'arne O'Neill, Carolyn Margaret Fickler B.Nursing, Prof Phillip Raymond O'Neill BA Hons (Melb), M.A.(Melb), PhD (NYU) (dec. July 2013) and Margot O'Neill BA Hons (Melb), Fellowship (Oxf), Senior Investigative Journalist: Lateline ABC, dual Walkley Award Winner, UN Media Peace Award, published author of Blind Conscience (UNSW Press).
O’Neill completed a Bachelor of Economics & Econometrics at Monash University (1982), and in 2000 completed Securities Institute of Australia (SIA) Certificate of "Financial Planning – Principles & Practice".
O’Neill married Catherine (Katie) Allen in 1992; they have five children: Grace, Gina, Brigitte, Robbie & Lucy.
In 1983 O'Neill joined the US based IT Company NCR Limited as an Account Manager. Thereafter he was appointed Trainee company secretary at Security Permanent Building Society in Melbourne then owned by Advance Bank of Australia Limited, before joining La Trobe Financial in 1985.
In 1990 he was appointed, by the Attorney General Jan Wade, to a government Advisory Committee on housing policy.
During the period 1992 – 2002 O’Neill was a member of the International Committee of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBAA).
1998 saw O’Neill placed on the Finance experts Register at the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance (AIBF).
Chairman (2006–2009) of the Melbourne Tigers Basketball Club Limited when the club appeared in all four finals of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) winning two National Championships.
And in 2011 he was nominated as the 2011 Wealth Management Executive of the Year by Rainmaker.
2012 Nominated by Ernst & Young as Australian Entrepreneur of the Year, and contributor to Deloitte Access Economics Paper Domestic Fixed Income Assets in Australia (16 October 2012)
2013, 2014 & 2015 recognised by Financial Standard as one of the 50 most influential social media users in finance #gregceo in the FSPOWER50 rankings.
2015 & 2016 London Award recipient for Best Investment Management Company
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