Rosanne Meo

Dame Rosanne Meo
DNZM OBE
Meo in 2012
Born
Rosanne Philippa O'Loghlen

1945 or 1946 (age 77–78)
New Zealand
EducationBaradene College of the Sacred Heart
OccupationBusinesswoman
RelativesBrian Fitzpatrick (brother-in-law)
Sean Fitzpatrick (nephew)
Connie Purdue (aunt)
Miriam Soljak (grandmother)

Dame Rosanne Philippa Meo DNZM OBE (née O'Loghlen; born 1945/1946)[1] is a New Zealand businesswoman based in Auckland.

In 1991, she was the first female president of the Employers' Federation. She sits or has sat on the boards of NZ Forest Products, Television New Zealand, Mercury Energy, Sky TV, Ports of Auckland, and Baycorp.[1][2]

Personal life

Meo was educated at Baradene College of the Sacred Heart, Auckland. She has two daughters and was divorced in the early 1990s. Meo is the aunt of former All Blacks captain, Sean Fitzpatrick.[1]

Honours and awards

In the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours, Meo was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to business management.[3] Also in 1993, she was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.[4]

She was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business, in the 2012 New Year Honours.[5]

In 2016, Meo received the New Zealand Women of Influence Award for lifetime achievement.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fletcher, Hamish (31 December 2011). "New Year's Honours 2012: Rosanne Meo". The New Zealand Herald.
  2. ^ "Video: Dame Rosanne Meo on 2017 Women of Influence Awards – REDnews". westpac.co.nz.
  3. ^ "No. 53334". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1993. p. 38.
  4. ^ "The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  5. ^ "New Year honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. ^ Lin, Tao (12 October 2016). "Women of Influence winners". Stuff. Retrieved 13 October 2016.


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