Lindsay John Brown ( – 6 August 2020) was a New Zealand accountant. He served as

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of the

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from 2004 to 2008.

Biography

Brown graduated with a

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in accountancy from the University of Otago. He went on to become a partner in the international accounting firm

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, and was managing partner of the

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office for 10 years. He was a member of the Council of the University of Otago for 16 years, and was chancellor for five years, from 2004 to 2008, having previously served as pro-chancellor. He subsequently chaired the advisory board of the School of Business at the University of Otago. He was also a member of the national board of the Cancer Society of New Zealand, and served as chair of the Otago Southland division of the organisation. On 10 December 2008, Brown was conferred with an honorary

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degree by the University of Otago. In the

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, he was appointed a

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, for services to the community. Brown died in Dunedin on 6 August 2020, aged 76.

References

1940s births 2020 deaths New Zealand accountants Chancellors of the University of Otago Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit Date of birth missing People from Dunedin {{NewZealand-bio-stub