Paul Simons: His Remarkable Life on Land and Sea

Seaman, Retailer, Woolgrower

Born in Wales, Paul spent his early childhood years amidst the rigours of the Great Depression. As a thirteen year old, educated in Dover, Paul's experiences of WWII were visceral. A career in the British Merchant Navy took him to all corners of the globe. Settling in Australia, he took a job at the bottom rung of Woolworths, rising through the ranks to become perhaps its most successful CEO. When retirement should have beckoned, a third career as a superfine Merino woolgrower has occupied Paul to the present day. A great Australian, a proud Welshman, Paul's story is a remarkable one.