Neville Jordan
| Neville Jordan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Petone, New Zealand |
Sir Neville Jordan is a New Zealand engineer, businessman and philanthropist.
Born in Petone,the only child of a wielder and a laundry worker,[1] Jordan trained as an engineer at the University of Canterbury (where he was a judo representative) and Jordan worked for companies such as IBM and Philips In 1976 he founded MAS Technology, a microwave technology company whose IPO was on the NASDAQ main board in 19XX. [2]
In 1995 he founded the Jordan Foundation which provides scholarships for higher learning and support for the arts.[2]
In 1998 he founded venture capital business Endeavour Capital, which has invested in more than 35 New Zealand start-ups.[2]
Jordan was President of the Royal Society of New Zealand between 2006 and 2009; proceeded by Jim Watson and followed by Garth Carnaby.[3]
In 2012 he was recognised as Wellingtonian of the year.[4]
In the 2012 New Year's Honours, he received a knighthood for services to business, science and the community.[1]
Since 2016 Jordonhas been Chancellor of the Victoria University of Wellington,[5][6] previously he had been on the university council.[7] That same year he was involved in a dispute with Salient, the student newspaper at the university over a satirical article relating to his role.[8]
References
- 1 2 "Knighthood for Neville Jordan in New Year Honours". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- 1 2 3 "Sir Neville Jordan — NZ Hi-Tech Awards". Hitech.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ "Royal Society Te Aparangi - Presidents". Royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ "Neville Jordan Wellingtonian of the Year". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ "Chancellor Sir Neville Jordan KNZM". Victoria.ac.nz. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Wellington.scoop.co.nz » Neville Jordan elected as VUW Chancellor". Wellington.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ "Board appointments to Victoria University, AUT & Unitec councils". The Beehive. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
- ↑ Gaston, Nicola. "Is Victoria University Chancellor Sir Neville Jordan the biggest dryballs in New Zealand? A Spinoff investigation". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2017-07-05.