Bill Wyllie

Bill Wyllie was a Perth-based richlister and chair of the investment company Wyllie Group. Mr Wyllie passed away in 2006.

With an investment strategy focused largely on property-linked Western Australian assets, Mr Wyllie was listed in the BRW Rich 200 list in 2004 with a net worth of $423 million.

His wealth was derived from almost three decades as an ex-patriate corporate doctor in South East Asia, turning around big conglomerates so successfully he earned the title taipan.

In 1943, Mr Wyllie began his working life by delivering telegrams for the Scarborough post office, which he soon combined with a paper round.

In the 1950s he raced motor cars on the South-East Asia circuit including the Macau Grand Prix in 1958.

In 1964, Mr Wyllie moved to Hong Kong where he became a leading business man, investing throughout the region, including Australia, up until his return to Perth in 1994.