Leslie Thiess
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
Birth:
1 January 1909
Death:
1992
The details
Biography
Sir Leslie Charles Thiess CBE (8 April 1909 – 25 November 1992) was a construction and mining industries entrepreneur, based in Queensland, Australia.
In 1968 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 1971 he was knighted.
In 1999 he received the Distinguished Constructor Award from the Queensland University of Technology.