John Todd (businessman)

Sir John Desmond Todd was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist who was head of the Todd Corporation.
His was educated at Wellesley College of which he was dux in 1943. He later completed a degree in accountancy and commerce at Victoria University of Wellington.
Todd was a Founding trustee of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, and served as a trustee for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council.
In 2011, Todd was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame. He was made a Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 [New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2012 New Year Honours], for services to business, having previously been appointed a Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2009 [Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|2009 Queen's Birthday Honours].