Sir Eion Edgar | |
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16th Chancellor of the University of Otago | |
In office 1999–2003 | |
Preceded by | Judith Medlicott |
Succeeded by | Lindsay Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Eion Sinclair Edgar 30 January 1945 Dunedin, New Zealand |
Died | 14 June 2021 Queenstown, New Zealand | (aged 76)
Children | 3 sons |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
Profession | Accountant |
Sir Eion Sinclair Edgar KNZM (30 January 1945 – 14 June 2021[1]) was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist. He was the chairman of Forsyth Barr Group, a major investment company based in Dunedin, for 20 years until his retirement in 2018, and was chancellor of the University of Otago between 1999 and 2003.