Paul Collins (businessman)
Sir Paul Collins | |
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.jpg) Collins in 2015 | |
| Born | Paul David Collins 27 February 1953 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Sir Paul David Collins KNZM (born 27 February 1953)[1] is a New Zealand businessman and sports administrator.
Collins was born in Wellington in 1953. He has family ties to Martinborough and has lived there since the early 2000s.[2] He was chief executive of Brierley Investments between 1985 and 1998, and was active the boards of several sporting bodies.[3] He served as a governor of the New Zealand Sports Foundation from 1986, and was chair of the organisation from 1992 to 1999.[3] He later chaired Sport New Zealand, formed by the merger of the Sports Foundation and the Hillary Commission.[3] Collins was an inaugural trustee of Wellington Regional Stadium Trust from 1994, and chaired the trust between 2000 and 2012.[3] He was also a member of the board of the Wellington Rugby Football Union and a director of the Hurricanes franchise.[3] Collins was a member of the committee that secured New Zealand's hosting of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[3] Collins was a director of construction company Mainzeal when it went into receivership in February 2013.[4]
In the 2015 New Year Honours, Collins was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sports governance.[5]
Collins was appointed to the Wairarapa District Health Board as chairman by the Minister of Health, Jonathan Coleman, in December 2016.[6] Three years later, he was reappointed by Health Minister David Clark.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2020.
- ^ Springford, Vomle (31 December 2014). "Our newest knight: Sir Paul Collins". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "New Year honours 2015 – citations for Knight Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Reason, Mark (11 February 2015). "Sir Paul Collins' knighthood shows lack of respect to truly selfless Kiwis". Stuff. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2015". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Minister announces DHB Board appointments" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. Scoop. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "DHB leadership renewed and strengthened" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. Scoop. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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