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John Dorman ElliottJohn Dorman Elliott (born 1941) is a formerly successful Australian businessman, former president of the Liberal Party, and former president of Carlton Football Club who suffered a downfall in 2003 when he was found guilty of allowing a business to operate while insolvent. Elliott is a graduate of the Commerce Faculty of the University of Melbourne. He later attended the Melbourne Business School, graduating with an MBA. Elliott was an employee of McKinsey, the global consulting firm. From there, he and several partners acquired control of a listed jam manufacturer IXL. Elliott and his team built the company up through a string of acquisitions throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, including two Australian corporate icons Elders an agricultural services concern and Carlton and United Breweries now part of the Foster's Brewing Group and Australia's largest beer manufacturer. In 1985 Elliott's company - by then called Elders IXL - played an important role in fending off the designs of Robert Holmes a Court in taking over diversified mining company BHP. BHP was traditionally Australia's biggest company, calling itself "The Big Australian." Elders bought a large share in BHP which blocked Holmes a Court's attempt to take control. In 2002 John Elliot was removed as President of the Carlton Football Club which he had held previously for two decades. He presided over arguably Carlton's greatest era of success, he was a high-profile and effective advocate for the Club on a range of issues. His term ended when the Club was found to have breached the Australian Football Club salary cap conditions which prompted large fines and other penalties. In a move some thought to be ungracious given his long service, his name was removed from the club signs at Optus Oval, Princess Park, Carlton Football Club's home for over one hundred years. Elliott, John
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