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{{short description|Australian cricketer and businessman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Rod Eddington | honorific_prefix = [[Sir]] | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100%|AO|FTSE}} | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|01|02|df=y}}<ref name=ci>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12606.html Rod Eddington], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 15 December 2020.</ref> | birth_place = [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]], Australia | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | body_discovered = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} --> | monuments = | nationality = | citizenship = | other_names = | known_for = | television = | education = [[Christ Church Grammar School]] | alma_mater = [[University of Western Australia]]<br />[[University of Oxford]] | employer = | organization = | notable_works = | style = | occupation = Director, [[News Corporation (1980β2013)|News Corporation]] | years_active = | height = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = Young Sook Park | partner = | children = 2 | parents = | relations = | callsign = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = <!-- {{Url|www.example.com}} --> | footnotes = }} '''Sir Roderick Ian Eddington''' (born 2 January 1950) is an Australian businessman. He was first appointed to the board of [[News Corporation (1980β2013)|News Corporation]] in 1999 and still serves on the [[News Corp (2013βpresent)|News Corp]] board, as well as the board of another of [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s companies, [[21st Century Fox]], as well as the [[Herald and Weekly Times]] in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]. {{as of|December 2020}}, Eddington is chair of [[Lion (Australasian company)|Lion]] and serves on the board of its Japanese parent company, [[Kirin Company|Kirin]]. He is also chair of [[JP Morgan]]'s Asia-Pacific Advisory Council, chair of [[Infrastructure Partnerships Australia]], and a member of the [[APEC]] Business Advisory Council. He has served in other senior positions including as CEO of [[British Airways]].
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