Professor Athol Mann CMG.

• Position: New Life Members - Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George - Brief article

Emeritus Professor Athol Mann was a partner at the young age of 21 in an accountancy firm which underwent several mergers to eventually become KPMG. During this time he served on the council and was president of the New Zealand Society of Accountants, he was the first New Zealander on the Council of the International Federation of Accountants, and was a member of the New Zealand Securities Commission for seven years and a member of the Medical Research Council. While working in New York Athol was approached to become dean of commerce at Victoria University of Wellington. That move took place in 1987 and Athol taught at the university for ten years.

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Along with his academic achievements Athol has an outstanding record of community service. He was the inaugural chairman of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and a founding director of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. He has served on company boards...