Craig Heatley
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Craig Heatley is a New Zealand
businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist; and one of New Zealand's wealthiest men according to National Business Review
magazine.
He then went on to be one of the founders of Sky Network Television
, New Zealand's only pay TV provider and now one of the largest New Zealand companies.
Heatley has since sold his stake in Sky Network Television, and now has diversified interests throughout New Zealand, Asia and the U.S. He is also a major player in the New Zealand private equity
and currency
markets.
Heatley is a competitive amateur golfer who won the 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach with professional golfer Phil Tataurangi
, and the 2004 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship pro-am with professional golfer Fred Couples
. He is a member of Augusta National Golf Club
and Cypress Point Club
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist; and one of New Zealand's wealthiest men according to National Business Review
National Business Review
The National Business Review is a weekly New Zealand newspaper aimed at the business sector. The paper is owned by Barry Colman who also publishes the Grocers Review and several other small trade publications....
magazine.
Career
Heatley set up Rainbow Corporation in the 1980s which had interests in food retailing, entertainment and property which was bought by Brierley Investments.He then went on to be one of the founders of Sky Network Television
SKY Network Television
Sky Network Television Limited , , is a New Zealand pay television service. On 30 June 2011, Sky had 829,421 subscribers, which comprises:*808,617 digital subscribers*20,840 other subscribers...
, New Zealand's only pay TV provider and now one of the largest New Zealand companies.
Heatley has since sold his stake in Sky Network Television, and now has diversified interests throughout New Zealand, Asia and the U.S. He is also a major player in the New Zealand private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
and currency
Currency
In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
markets.
Lifestyle
He is one of a few New Zealanders to own (and pilot) their own private jet and helicopter. He owns several houses in New Zealand and Hawaii.Heatley is a competitive amateur golfer who won the 2003 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach with professional golfer Phil Tataurangi
Phil Tataurangi
Phillip Mikaera Tataurangi is a New Zealand golfer.Tataurangi was born in Auckland. In 1992 he was a member of the New Zealand's winning Eisenhower Trophy team and was the leading individual player in the tournament. He turned professional in 1993 and has played mainly in the United States as a pro...
, and the 2004 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship pro-am with professional golfer Fred Couples
Fred Couples
Frederick Steven Couples is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. A former World No. 1, he has won numerous events, most notably the 1992 Masters Tournament. In August 2011 he won his maiden senior major at the Senior Players Championship...
. He is a member of Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...
and Cypress Point Club
Cypress Point Club
Cypress Point Club is a private golf club in California. The club has a single eighteen hole course, one of eight on the Monterey peninsula near Monterey, California. The course is well known around the world for its series of three holes that play along the Pacific Ocean: the 15th, 16th and 17th,...
.