James Grant Hay

James Grant Hay (born 10 December, 1969) is an Australian television advertising entrepreneur, writer and film producer.

Early Life & Background

Grant Hay was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of P.R. Grant Hay, a Royal Australian Naval Officer (HMAS Nepal (G25), HMAS Napier (G97), receiver of the Atlantic Star and Burma Star in World War II, and Shona Elizabeth (née Stuart), an Australian English fashion model. He grew up at Kew in Victoria and Flinders Island in Tasmania and was educated at Geelong Grammar School. He is the grandson of Australian businessman, entrepreneur and thoroughbred racehorse breeder Peter Grant Hay, founder of the Richmond N.S. Brewing Co. Ltd (Carlton & United Breweries), in Melbourne, Australia, and nephew of the late Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet of Rupertswood [U.K., 1882].