James Douglas Packer is an Australian entrepreneur, Business magnate and investor. James is the inheritor of his family wealth. He controls Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, with funds in Crown Resorts, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Chopin Pty Ltd and other companies. He is the first executive chairman of Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) and Combined Media Holdings, which mostly owned media interests across a range of stages.

James Douglas Packer: Biography

James Packer: Parents

James Packer is the son of late media magnate Kerry Packer and famous philanthropist Ros Packer. He is the grandson of Sir Frank Packer.

Donald Trump family tree Brought to you. Kerry Packer The Undisputed King of Whales Billionaire businessman The late Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer was the. Kerry Packer was an Australian media tycoon. The Packer family owned a controlling interest in both the Nine Television Network and leading Australian Publishing Company. These later merged to form Publishing and Broad sating Limited (PBL). Kerry Packer was one of the richest and most influential men in Australia.

Kerry Packer: Father of James Packer

Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer was a renowned media mogul in Australia. He was born on December 17, 1937 and passed away on December 26, 2005. Packer was the person behind the popularity of cricket n Australia. He made huge money out of cricket by telecasting it on TV. Packer’s family company Consolidated Press Holdings was the major shareholder with a 37% holding in Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL).

Ros Packer: Mother of James Packer

Roslyn Redman Packer is a philanthropist and the widow of Kerry Packer. She lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She has two kids, James and Gretel Packer. She was appointed as an office of order of Australia in 2007 for her exceptional work in philanthropy. She gave $580,000 to Liberal Party of Australia which is the highest donation to a political party by a person.

Frank Packer: Grand Father of James Packer
Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer was a patriarch of Packer family. He was the proprietor of Australian Consolidated Press and Nine Networks. He was born on December 03, 1906 in New South Wales, Australia.

James Douglas Packer: Personal Biography

James Packer got his education from Cranbrook School in bellevue Hill, Sydney. He was unable to attend his higher studies because he didn’t have marks. After obtaineing his high school certificate, he started working with his father. He is one of those billionaires who don’t have college degrees. Yet he is one of the most intelligent and smart man to do business with.
Packer got married to Jodhi Meares on October 23, 1999 at his home Bellevue Hill, Sydney. Their marriage lasted for only two years and they got separated in 2002. Packer owns housing property in Bondi Beach and in Bellevue Hill, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The Packer family also has countryside property holdings in Scone, called Ellerston Station.

In 2007, Packer got married to Erica Baxter who is a part time model. The marriage took place at Antibes town hall. The couple has three children.
Indigo Packer (daughter)
Emmanuelle Sheelah Packer (daughter)
Jackson Lloyd Packer

Their first kid Indigo was born on July 27, 2008. Their Son Jackson Lloyd was born on February 01, 2010 and their daughter Sheelah was born on September 22, 2012. The couple announced in September 2013 that they were separating.
After the collapse of his first marriage, Packer developed his friendship with Tom Cruise. In 2005, Packer began appearing the Church of Scientology in Australia, taking ways on the Church’s Dundas business center.

Worth of James Packer

Kerry Packer Cricket

Packer’s net worth was estimated in 2016 by BRW Rich 200 as Australian Dollar 5 billion. He was ranked as the seventh richest Australian. Forbes magazine evaluated Packer’s wealth to be USD 3.5Billion in 2016. His source of wealth comes from casinos. According to Forbes, his net worth is USD 4.3 Billion as of January 28, 2017. He was ranked at 453rd spot in the of world billionaires in 2016. He ranked at 291st spot in 2015. He ranked at 5th spot in the list of richest Australians.

James Douglas Packer is one of the wealthiest and most influential business entrepreneurs of Australia. He succeeded in carrying forward family legacy and made a niche for himself. Born to late media baron Kerry Packer, James took the daring step to make a foray outside the established family business. With a staggering net worth, he made to the prestigious Forbes list a number of times. Even after suffering badly in Global financial turmoil, which made him lose nearly half his wealth, Packer made a brilliant turnaround. He regained much of lost wealth.

After inheriting Publishing & Broadcasting Media Empire after his father’s demise in 2005, he left the industry to enter into the entertainment segment which seemed more alluring to him. Two years later he set up Crown Limited to control Publishing & Broadcasting Limited’s entertainment activities. James owns a number of Casinos in Las Vegas, Canada and in his native country. He sold off Consolidated Media Holdings, a pay-TV company to Newscorp for a $1 billion deal. His newest achievement is the co-ownership of South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Packer has gone through his shares of turmoils while building his business empire and resolving problems in personal life. His liaisons with a number of gorgeous models and mingling with noted Hollywood personalities like Tom Cruise have also kept Packer in the headlines. Packer has also been involved in charitable activities.

Packer Family Profile

Like many uber rich entrepreneurs, Packers had their shares of ups and downs.

Packer Parents – Roslynand Kerry Packer

James Packer was born to late media baron Kerry Packer and his wife Roslyn. His birthplace is Sydney, Australia. His father was keen on getting him into the family business at a young age to carry forward the legacy.

Packer Siblings – Gretel Packer

James Packer has a sister named Gretel.

James Packer’s Spouse(s) – Jodhi Meares(Ex), Erica Baxter

Apart from his growing wealth and business achievements, the personal relationships of James Packer have hogged headlines several times. After dating few high profile girlfriends for some time, he tied knot with Jodhi Meares, a swimsuit model in 1999. The marriage did not work out and theysplit within 3 years. Divorce followed.

James Packer’s Wife – Erica Baxter (Ex)

After his unsuccessful first marriage, James Packer got close to actress model Erica Baxter. The duo got married in 2007 after a courtship that lasted 4 years. However, this high profile marriage survived for just 6 years and the couple filed for divorce in 2013. This came as an unfortunate development as Baxter acted as a pillar of support behind Packer when he dealt with business turmoil and consolidated his empire. Post this separation, he had been romantically linked with supermodel Miranda Kerr.

Children of James Packer and Erica Baxter

James Packer has three children from his second wife.

1. Indigo Packer (born 27 July 2008)
2. Jackson Lloyd Packer (born 2 February 2010)
3. Emmanuelle Sheelagh Packer (born 22 September 2012).

Packer Family Photography

Packer Family Net Worth

The net worth of Packer family currently stands at$5.5 billion.