Tony Gibbs, a key player in many New Zealand boardrooms in the 1980s and 1990s, died on Sunday at the age of 72 after a period of ill health. Gibbs, Gibbs - born in Essex, England, raised in Auckland - received the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009 for services to business. Andrew Barclay, managing director and CEO of Goldman Sachs NZ, was Gibbs’ personal investment banker for 30 years and became a close friend. "He had felt unwell for a while before he was diagnosed - he worked right up to the bell, which was how Tony worked. “Under Tony’s leadership and strategic direction, T&G reshaped its business to focus on its core strength of fresh produce and expanded its global footprint," said T&G Global chief executive Gareth Edgecombe.

Source: Stuff June 15, 2020 00:34 UTC