Douglas Myers

Sir Arthur Douglas Myers, KNZM, CBE^[1] (born 1939) is a New Zealand businessman and one of the country's richest men (#35 on the Forbes New Zealand and Australian Rich list, 2006, with net worth estimated at $350 million).^[2]

Myers began his involvement with what would become Lion Nathan in 1965, being appointed CEO of Campbell & Ehrenfried, following in the footsteps of his father Sir Kenneth Myers and his grandfather Sir Arthur Myers. A series of mergers and cross shareholdings lead to the creation of Lion Breweries and then Lion Nathan. Myers played a leading role in Lion for over 15 years as MD, CEO, and ultimately as chairman in 1997. One year later, in 1998, Myers sold his 45% share holding to Kirin Brewery Company (creating the fourth largest brewing firm in the world) for $312 million.

He is now semi-retired, living in London, though he retains business and philanthropic interests, including a stake in Cameron O'Reilly's private-equity group Bayard Capital and regularly donating to the Myer Scolarship^[3]. Myers is a graduate of both Cambridge University and Harvard Business School.

He was made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and the community in the New Year Honours announced on 31 December 2009.^[4]

References

1. ^ 1990 Honours List
2. ^ Forbes list
3. ^ "About Sir Douglas Myers". myersscholarship.ac.nz. http://www.myersscholarship.ac.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11:douglasmyersprofile&catid=7:media&Itemid=16. Retrieved 4 March 2011. 
4. ^ "New Year Honours: New knight fixed on making NZ competitive". The New Zealand Herald. 31 December 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10617935. 

• Lion Nathan history

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