John Todd (businessman)

Sir John Desmond Todd KNZM (12 February 1927 – 29 July 2015) was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist who was head of the Todd Corporation.[2][3]

Sir John Todd

KNZM
Todd in 2009
Born
John Desmond Todd

(1927-02-12)12 February 1927
Wellington, New Zealand
Died29 July 2015(2015-07-29) (aged 88)
Wellington, New Zealand
RelativesCharles Todd (grandfather)
Kathleen Todd (aunt)
Bryan Todd (uncle)
Andrew Todd (uncle)[1]

His was educated at Wellesley College of which he was dux in 1943[4] (at that time Wellesley College had a secondary department[5]). He later completed a degree in accountancy and commerce at Victoria University of Wellington.

Todd was a Founding trustee of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, and served as a trustee for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council.

He was made a Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 New Year Honours, for services to business,[6] having previously been appointed a Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours.[7]

References
  1. Monica Showalter (2001). "New Zealand's First Billionaire". Forbes.
  2. Monica Showalter (2 July 2001). "New Zealand's First Billionaire". Forbes.
  3. "Head of New Zealand's richest family Sir John Todd dies". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. Bruce Levick, Wellesley College 100 years on, 1914–2014, Writes Hill Press, Wellington, 2014, p. 157.
  5. Bruce Levick, p. 175
  6. "New Year honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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