Hugh Fletcher is a New Zealand

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 and former Chancellor of the University of Auckland

University of Auckland

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Early life

Hugh was the second son born to Sir James Fletcher

James Muir Cameron Fletcher

Sir James Muir Cameron Fletcher ONZ , often known as Jim or JC Junior, was a New Zealand industrialist known for heading Fletcher Construction, one of the countries' largest firms...

 and Vaughan, Lady Fletcher.

After attending Kings College, he gained a BSc

Bachelors Of Science

Bachelors of Science is the stage name of Phil "Rene", Chris and Lukeino. They met in California and formed a successful act, quickly becoming one of the top drum and bass producers in the electronic music scene...

 1969 and MCom (Hons)

Bachelor of Commerce

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 1974 from the University of Auckland, in addition to an MBA from Stanford University

Stanford University

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His wife is the Chief Justice of New Zealand

Chief Justice of New Zealand

The Chief Justice of New Zealand is the head of the New Zealand judiciary, and presides over the Supreme Court of New Zealand. Before the establishment of the latter court in 2004 the Chief Justice was the presiding judge in the High Court of New Zealand and was also ex officio a member of the...

 Dame Sian Elias

Sian Elias

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. His brother Augus Fletcher who was also involved with the family firm is ex-husband to former Mayor of Auckland

Mayor of Auckland

The Mayor of Auckland is the directly elected head of the Auckland Council, the local government authority for the Auckland region in New Zealand...

 City and Government Minister Christine Fletcher

Christine Fletcher

Christine Fletcher, QSO is an Auckland Council councillor and also prominent for her former New Zealand politics positions, both in Parliament and as Mayor of Auckland City. She was the second woman to serve as mayor of Auckland...

. His elder brother Jim Fletcher was murdered at his holiday home in the Bay of Plenty in 1993.

Fletcher Challenge

Hugh Fletcher played a major role in developing New Zealand

New Zealand

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 industry as chief executive of Fletcher Challenge

Fletcher Challenge

Fletcher Challenge is a now defunct multinational corporation from New Zealand, formed in 1981 by the merger of Fletcher Holdings, Challenge Corporation and Tasman Pulp and Paper...

 following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather Sir James Fletcher (Sr)

James Fletcher (industrialist)

Sir James Fletcher was a New Zealand industrialist who founded Fletcher Construction, one of the country's largest firms. His son, Sir James Fletcher Junior, continued to build the corporation.-Early life:...

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He was a New Zealand Representative on the Trilateral Commission

Trilateral Commission

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. In 2002, he was appointed to the board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

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. He was subsequentially reappointed in 2007. He is also Chair of the board of directors of IAG New Zealand and a board director of Fletcher Building

Fletcher Building

Fletcher Building Limited is currently the largest listed company in New Zealand, having recently overtaken Telecom New Zealand, with a market capitalisation of over NZ$4.5 billion...

 and Vector Limited

Vector Limited

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. In August 2007 he was appointed to the board of Insurance Australia Group

Insurance Australia Group

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