Marcus Blackmore

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AM, Hon DLitt, DipNat
Advisory Board Member, NICM Health Research Institute

Marcus Blackmore was born in Queensland in 1945, received his high school education at Church of England Grammar School in Brisbane, and later gained a Naturopathic Diploma from the NSW College of Naturopathic Sciences. He served from 1969-1971 in the Australian Army with service in Vietnam. Marcus is also a member of Harvard Business School Alumni. His recreational interests are yacht racing and aviation – he previously flew his private helicopter.

As the son of Blackmores company founder, Maurice Blackmore, he has been active in the Complementary Medicine industry since joining Blackmores at just 18 years old, serving on the Board since 1973, including as Executive Chairman until 2017 and Executive Director until 2020. The Blackmores Group is an ASX 200 company with a house of five brands sold in 12 markets.

Since stepping down as Executive Director of Blackmores, Marcus is dedicated to the philanthropic endeavours of the Blackmore Foundation. The Blackmore Foundation was established in 2006 by Marcus and Caroline Blackmore with the intention of developing a fund for charitable purposes from which distributions can be made to support a wide range of charitable endeavours in Australia.

Marcus also holds the following positions:

• Honorary Trustee, CEDA (Committee for the Economic Development of Australia)
• Patron of Quest for Life Foundation
• Honorary Member of the Australian Maritime Museum
• Alumnus Harvard Business School

Former Positions

• Director, International Young Presidents Organisation
• President, National Nutritional Foods Association
• Chairman, Defence Reserves Support Council
• Director, National Maritime Museum
• Director, Young Endeavour Youth Scheme
• Chairman, Heart Research Institute
• Chairman, Southern Cross University Foundation
• Executive Chairman, Blackmores Ltd
• Executive Director, Blackmores Ltd

Awards

• Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) (1998) - for service to business, industry and the community

• National Australia Day Council Citizen of the Year for community service in 1994.

• NNFA ‘Lady Cilento Award’ for contribution to industry, 1981

• NSW Government Premiers Award 1990 for community service

• RiverCare 2000 Gold Award in 1995 by NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation

• Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Manly.

• Honorary Doctor of Southern Cross University, 2006 – for distinguished leadership in the complementary medicines industry in Australia

• Australian Traditional Medicine Society Hall of Fame, 2011

• Honorary Fellow, Heart Research Institute, 2014

• Young President Organisation Australia Hall of Fame – Australia & New Zealand

• The Brand Laureate Brand Leadership Award, Nutraceutical Man of the Year, Malaysia 2015

• Australia New Zealand Regional YPO Hall of Fame 2015

• Honorary Doctorate of Letters – Western Sydney University 2017

• New Hope Network Hall of Legends 2018

• Life Time Achievement Award – NBJ Summit 2018

• Ernst & Young Champion of Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2018

• CMA awarded Lady Cliento Award 2022