Harold Mitchell climbs BRW Rich 200 ladder, while Stokes and Packer maintain rankings

Tim Burrowes

May 27, 2010 5:34

Media moguls James Packer, Kerry Stokes and Bruce Gordon maintained their top 20 standing in this year’s BRW Rich 200 list, while Harold Mitchell continued to climb the ladder.

James Packer, who remains sixth on the list, has seen his fortune rise from $3bn last year to $4.10bn. His private company, Consolidated Press Holdings saw its net profit rise by $155.2m and he bagged another $50m from the sale of Consolidated Media’s Sydney headquarters.

Kerry Stokes, who owns a 68 per cent stake in the newly merged Seven Network and WesTrac saw his fortune rise from $1.9bn last year to $2.29bn. He remains 11th on the list.

Bruce Gordon, owner of WIN Television, maintained his 19th position, rising from $1.27bn to $1.65bn.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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Gezza 28 May 10

But are they happy?

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Joey 28 May 10

Yes Gezza….that’s the annoying part!!

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amf 28 May 10

delirious!

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