Bill and Imelda Roche
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Bill and Imelda Roche AO are Australian business persons who established Nutrimetics International (Australia) Pty Limited in 1968.
Their wealth was estimated at A$545 million in the 2006 Rich 200 List of Australian business magazine Business Review Weekly
. According to the magazine, Bill Roche left school at 13 and retains a zeal for hard work, having once compared work to "a prayer".
from 5 August 1999 to 25 November 1999, and served as Chancellor from 25 November 1999 to 30 May 2003. Imelda Roche AO is an Officer in The Order of Australia due to her distinguished service of a high degree to Australia or to humanity at large. Imelda Roche Ao is now retired.
Early career
The couple met in a supermarket in 1956 and started in business selling lamps door-to-door.Nutrimetics
In 1968 the couple bought the Australian franchise to Nutrimetics, starting with $6,000 of stock. In 1991, they acquired the worldwide interests of Nutrimetics International. The Nutrimetics Group was sold in 1997 to the Sara Lee Corporation. At the time of sale the company had a turnover of A$250 million a year.Recent interests
Bill and Imelda Roche are now property developers and investors. They started their real estate investments with the purchase of a Sydney warehouse in the late 1950s. They now own residential land subdivisions, rural properties and office complexes.Their wealth was estimated at A$545 million in the 2006 Rich 200 List of Australian business magazine Business Review Weekly
Business Review Weekly
BRW is an Australian weekly business magazine published by the Fairfax Media group. It regularly compiles lists which rank corporations and individuals according to various criteria, similar to Fortune magazine in the United States.BRW provides news and commentary on the economy, business and...
. According to the magazine, Bill Roche left school at 13 and retains a zeal for hard work, having once compared work to "a prayer".
Honours
Imelda Roche AO was Acting Chancellor of Bond UniversityBond University
Bond University is a private university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is also the first private university established in Australia...
from 5 August 1999 to 25 November 1999, and served as Chancellor from 25 November 1999 to 30 May 2003. Imelda Roche AO is an Officer in The Order of Australia due to her distinguished service of a high degree to Australia or to humanity at large. Imelda Roche Ao is now retired.