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Alison Paterson (company Director)
Dame Alison Mae Paterson (formerly Dinsdale, née Glennie; born 22 August 1935) is a New Zealand businesswoman. In 1979, she became the first woman to sit on the board of a Public company, publicly listed company in New Zealand. Early life and family Paterson was born Alison Mae Glennie at Taumarunui on 22 August 1935. She was educated at New Plymouth Girls' High School, and became deaf towards the end of her schooling, although this was subsequently largely resolved through a series of operations. In about 1956, she married Alan John Dinsdale, but they later divorced. In 1991, she married lawyer Barry Paterson, Barry John Paterson. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1993, and served as a High Court of New Zealand, High Court judge between 1996 and 2004. Career After leaving school, Glennie worked as the petty-cash girl for an accountancy firm, and studied accounting by correspondence. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1966, and established her own farm accounting pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taumarunui
Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kuiti and 55 km west of Turangi. It is under the jurisdiction of Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region. Its population is as of making it the largest centre for a considerable distance in any direction. It is on State Highway 4 and the North Island Main Trunk railway. The name ''Taumarunui'' is reported to be the dying words of the Māori chief Pehi Turoa – ''taumaru'' meaning screen and ''nui'' big, literally translated as Big Screen, being built to shelter him from the sun, or more commonly known to mean – "The place of big shelter". There are also references to Taumarunui being known as large sheltered location for growing kumara. In the 1980s publication ''Roll Back the Years'' there are some details on how Taumarunui got its name. Extra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
