John Shewan, Wellington, CNZM, for services to business
Mr John Shewan was Chair of PricewaterhouseCoopers and has been closely involved with tax matters in New Zealand. Mr Shewan was with PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1978 until 2012, and currently chairs the Advisory Board of Victoria University's Faculty of Commerce and Administration. He is a past Chair of the Tax Education Office and the National Tax Committee of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has been closely involved with tax reform processes in New Zealand and is a well-known media commentator on tax matters. Mr Shewan previously lectured on accountancy and tax at Victoria University of Wellington and was a member of the University’s Tax Working Group, which reviewed New Zealand’s tax system in 2009 to 2010.