Sir Eion Sinclair Edgar KNZM (30 January 1945 – 14 June 2021[1]) was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist.

He was the chairman of Forsyth Barr Group, a major investment company based in Dunedin, for 20 years until his retirement in 2018, and was chancellor of the University of Otago between 1999 and 2003.

He was educated at Anderson's Bay Primary School and John McGlashan College before attending the University of Otago.

[5] In that role, he was instrumental in the company's sponsorship of Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin's main international sports complex.

In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business management and the community,[8] and he was promoted to Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education, business and sport, in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours.