From January 1999 to September 2006, Corbett was CEO of Woolworths Limited, a large retailing conglomerate.
Educated at Shore School, Corbett graduated from UNSW Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce.
[1] In 2003, Corbett was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the retail industry, particularly as a contributor to the development of industry policy and standards, and to the community, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Charles Sturt University the same year.
[2] In 2008, he was promoted to an officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to business, particularly through leadership and executive roles in the retail sector and a range of allied organisations, and to the community.
[5] There is a bitter relationship between the former Fairfax Media chairman and its largest shareholder Gina Rinehart.