John Jeremy, who was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cockatoo Dockyard for 10 years passed away on Good Friday,18 April after a short battle with cancer.
John spent his working life at Cockatoo Island, beginning in 1960 as an apprentice ship draughtsman and then qualifying as a naval architect at the University of New South Wales.
He held a number of positions in the planning and technical area before being appointed Technical Director of the company in 1976. In 1978 he took responsibility for all production activities and was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cockatoo Dockyard from 1981 until it closed in 1991.
John made an enormous contribution to many organisations including the Naval Historical Society of Australia, Institute of Naval Architects, Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, Navy League of Australia, Australia Day Regatta Committee, Sydney Amateur Sailing Club and the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition. He will be greatly missed by many.
John’s passion for yachting is well documented in a Sydney Amateur Sailing Club podcast available at, https://sasc.com.au/john-jeremy-am/.
