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Philip Wollen OAM (born 1950) is an Australian philanthropist. He is a former Vice-President of Citibank and was also General Manager at Citicorp. Wollen became a vegan〔(Interview with Philip Wollen on veganeasy.org )〕 following his departure from Citibank and is a prominent member of the animal rights movement. He conducts intervention programs to rescue abused animals and funds outreach programs that promote animal welfare and abstinence.〔(The Banker Who Gave It All Away: The Age article )〕 At age 34, ''Australian Business Magazine'' named him in the "Brightest and Best" top 40 headhunted executives in Australia.〔 In 2005 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia 〔(Philip Wollen's profile on the Wheeler Centre )〕 and in 2007 he won the Australian of the Year (Victoria) award.〔〔(National Australia Day Council )〕 In 2012 he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Oxford Centre of Animal Ethics, UK. In 2014 he received the University of Adelaide Distinguished Alumni Award Wollen went to school at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore. He delivered The General Thimayya Memorial Lecture Bangalore, India in 2008. He lives with his wife Trix and his four dogs in Melbourne, Victoria. ==Winsome Constance Kindness == Philip Wollen's main project, Winsome Constance Kindness, is a global initiative whose mission statement is "to promote kindness towards all other living beings and enshrine it as a recognisable trait in the Australian character and culture".〔(Winsome Constance Kindness Trust homepage )〕 The initiative emphasises ethics, compassion and co-operation, and opposes cruelty to humans and non-human animals. In 2006 it had initiatives in 34 countries and is growing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philip Wollen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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