Colin Beyer

Colin Beyer
Born
Colin Andrew Nielsen Beyer

(1938-09-10)10 September 1938
Wellington, New Zealand
Died21 August 2015(2015-08-21) (aged 76)
Wellington, New Zealand
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
Occupation(s)Lawyer, director
OrganizationSimpson Grierson
Known forPast chairman of Tower Ltd; Securities Commissioner
ChildrenGeorgina Beyer (stepdaughter)

Colin Andrew Nielsen Beyer[1] (10 September 1938 – 21 August 2015) was a New Zealand lawyer. He was a partner and then consultant with Simpson Grierson in Wellington. Also prominent businessman with many governance positions, Beyer was a securities commissioner on the Securities Commission of New Zealand from 2001 until 2010. He was the stepfather of former Member of Parliament Georgina Beyer.

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