Michael Hill (entrepreneur)

Sir Michael Hill
Hill in 2011
Born
Richard Michael Hill

(1938-12-23) 23 December 1938 (age 85)
Whangārei, New Zealand
Known forJewellery business
Philanthropy
Spouse
Ann Christine Roe
(m. 1965)
Children2
Parent[1]
AwardsCNZM (2002)
New Zealand Entrepreneur of the Year (2008)
KNZM (2011)

Sir Richard Michael Hill KNZM (born 23 December 1938) is a New Zealand jeweller, entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded global jewellery retailer Michael Hill Jeweller in 1979. He retired as the company's chairman in November 2015. He currently resides in Arrowtown and was Ernst & Young's 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year in New Zealand.

  1. ^ "NBR Rich List – Wealth Order". Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.