Eion Edgar

Sir Eion Edgar
Edgar in 2012
16th Chancellor of the University of Otago
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byJudith Medlicott
Succeeded byLindsay Brown
Personal details
Born
Eion Sinclair Edgar

(1945-01-30)30 January 1945
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died14 June 2021(2021-06-14) (aged 76)
Queenstown, New Zealand
Children3 sons
Alma materUniversity of Otago
ProfessionAccountant

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.

  1. ^ "Eion Edgar". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2017.