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Gina

The Power House

Gina Rinehart Is Arguably The Most Outstanding Female Billionaire In Australia. In A Rare, Exclusive Interview, This Influential Woman Details The Secrets Behind Her Success.

Owner and Executive Chairman of the Hancock Prospecting Group, Gina Rinehart has had a formidable career. The influential business mogul is possibly the most accomplished female businesswoman in history, and she’s worked incredibly hard to get to where she is today.

The only child of iron ore magnate Lang Hancock, Perth-born Gina quickly followed in her father’s footsteps, and after his death in 1992, built on his legacy to become one of Australia’s most hard-working and influential entrepreneurs.

Over the years, Gina has developed and expanded the company’s interests outside mining, to invest in media and livestock. And, as a result of her efforts, she has amassed an abundance of awards, including The CEO Magazine’s Chairperson of the Year Award in 2014 and 2017, the 2011 Government Media Mining Awards for Outstanding Leadership of a Mining Company, and the 2009 Australian Export Heroes Award.

Gina is also known for her philanthropic work in Cambodian orphanages and in promoting the development of northern Australia. She has openly spoken and written articles about Australia’s north, and founded the lobby group ANDEV to further the cause.

In her work life, she has an old-fashioned, no-nonsense approach to achieving success in business, simply putting it down to hard work and sheer responsibility. Her advice is to “work hard, be polite, try to be well presented, and act responsibly at all times”.