Man with the Hook

NZ-born Sam Chisholm, the man who spent more time in the boxing ring than class room at King’s College, who then went on to become deal maker and right hand man for both Kerry Packer and Rupert Murdoch, is profiled in SMH’s Good Weekend. Depending on who you talk to, Chisholm is “a little guy with a Napoleonic complex … a bully who respects people who stand up to him … or a man with a tough exterior but a soft interior”. Chisholm: “Loyalty is important … once you’ve sold your principles you’ve got nothing left”.