Wynton Cox
Wynton Cox, of Christchurch, received the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business. Mr Cox has been involved in business for more 40 years, since he became the youngest partner of a major accountancy firm in New Zealand. He has been the President of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and was executive director of Advanced Business Education. He has provided consulting advice to professional bodies and tertiary education institutions in New Zealand and overseas. He is chair of a number of companies, including Vbase Ltd, MainPower NZ Ltd, Transwaste Canterbury and Independent Fisheries Ltd. He has acted as director a number of other companies, including Healthlink South Ltd. Mr Cox also served as Pro Chancellor of Lincoln University.