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Fremantle Ports boss dies aged 52

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- 4 Apr 2024 ( #1173 ) - Fremantle, WA, Australia
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Fremantle Ports chief executive Michael Parker
Fremantle Ports chief executive Michael Parker

Fremantle Ports chief executive Michael Parker died suddenly at work on 3 April, according to reports by multiple news outlets.

Parker, 52, leaves behind a wife and four children, news.com.au reports.

He joined Fremantle Ports in 2021 after more than two decades at mining company Alcoa.

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