Peter Lew
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He is the Chairman of P Lew Investment Group, owner of the BrandBank Group of Companies and has extensive interests in retail, financial services and property investments inherited from his father, Solomon Lew
Solomon Lew
Solomon Lew is an Australian businessman, and one of Australia's richest men. His principal commercial activities involve importing apparel, toys and other goods into Australia from China and share market investments, principally in retail companies.He was formerly a director then Chairman of the...
. Brands owned by his group include Seed, Seed Femme and Thurley.
His company owns the Australian and New Zealand rights for controversial retailer FCUK, French Connection.
Peter Lew has a Bachelor of Business degree in Banking and Finance from Monash University (Caulfield) and attended Mount Scopus Memorial College
Mount Scopus Memorial College
Mount Scopus Memorial College is a Jewish private school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- History :Mount Scopus Memorial College opened on St Kilda Road in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1949, taking its name from Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, which remained under Israeli control after the 1948...
, a private Jewish school in Melbourne.
He is married to Alla Lew and has three children Chloe, Ruby and the youngest, Jade. Peter Lew is currently living in Toorak, Melbourne. He married Alla Lew in 2002, who is a year older.
Lew was appointed to the board of clothing retailer Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
in 2002 after his father purchased 20% of the company. Concerns were expressed about Peter Lew's understanding of corporate governance issues when he told the Herald-Sun newspaper that he intended to represent the interests of his father on the board. He said "from my perspective it is good business sense for ARI to be represented on the board and I believe we will make an excellent team."
Lew resigned from the board of Colorado in 2004.
Other business interests in the past including his father's companies Witchery. While running the company, Lew was accused by rival company Scanlan & Theodore of copyright infringement in that he copied garments they had sold in their outlets.