Harold Mitchell (media buyer)
Australian businessman
Harold Charles Mitchell (13 May 1942 – 10 February 2024) was an Australian businessman, media buyer, philanthropist and humanitarian.
Life and career
Harold Mitchell was born in Trafalgar, Victoria on 13 May 1942, one of four children. His father was a sawmiller who had to go wherever the work was. His mother left the marriage when he was 15. By the time Harold was 16, the single-parent family was living in Stawell, Victoria. He left school early and worked in the local sawmill for some months and then went to work for an advertising agency in Melbourne, a city he had only ever visited once. He studied part-time at RMIT.
Mitchell became a successful media buyer, founded his own company, and led the development of the media buying industry in Australia.
Mitchell was the Executive Chairman of the Mitchell Communication Group and Executive Chairman, Aegis Media Pacific, part of the Aegis Group. He was also involved in Television Sydney.
In 2000, he created the Harold Mitchell Foundation, which donates money to various causes promoting community health and the arts.
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