Philip Wollen
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Philip Wollen (born 1950) is an Australian philanthropist who went to
school at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore. He is a former
vice-president of Citibank and was also a general manager at Citicorp.
Wollen became a vegetarian following his departure from Citibank and is
a prominent member of the Animal Rights movement. He conducts
intervention programs to rescue abused animals and funds outreach
programs that promote animal welfare and abstinence At age 34,
Australian Business Magazine named him in the top 40 headhunted
executives in Australia. In 2005 he received the Medal of the Order of
Australia and in 2007 he won the Australian of the Year (Victoria)
award Philip lives with his wife Trix and his four dogs in Melbourne,
Victoria. Wollen is a Merchant Banker, OAM, Queens Birthday Honours
2005, Australian of the Year Victoria 2007 and Founder of The Winsome
Constance Kindness Trust (WCKT). Phil and his
partner Trix work tirelessly to help those in need and sponsor over 200
nonprofit organizations around the world. When Phil founded the WCKT he
stated it had five fingers, namely, "Children, Animals, the Ill, the
Environment and Aspiring Youth".