Businessman and philanthropist Marc Besen – the co-founder of what became the Sussan clothing retail group – has died, aged 99. Born in 1923 to a Jewish family in Romania, Mr Besen was a Holocaust survivor who fled to Europe after World War II and arrived in Australia in 1947. Marc Besen: Former premier Jeff Kennett described him as “one of the most humane, humble, generous individuals I have had the pleasure of knowing”. Australia’s second-oldest Rich Lister made his first foray into business with his wife, Eva, and brother-in-law John Gandel, who took over two lingerie shops started by...