Beer baron Sir Doug Myers dies after long battle with cancerJOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/FAIRFAX NZ Doug Myers had been living in London for the past few years. Sir Douglas Myers, the long-time chief executive of Lion Breweries and Lion Nathan, has passed away. FAIRFAX NZ Sir Douglas Myers has passed away. JOHN SELKIRK / FAIRFAX NZ Douglas Myers being awarded an honorary law doctorate by Auckland University chancellor Hugh Fletcher in 2005. Myers was also a philanthropist, setting up the Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship which awards Year 13 students $100,000 to study at Cambridge University.

Source: Stuff April 08, 2017 22:11 UTC