Sir John Desmond Todd KNZM (12 February 1927 – 29 July 2015) was a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist who was head of the Todd Corporation.

He later completed a degree in accountancy and commerce at Victoria University of Wellington.

[citation needed] Todd was a Founding trustee of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, and served as a trustee for the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council.

[citation needed] In 2011, Todd was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.

[6] He was made a Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2012 New Year Honours, for services to business,[7] having previously been appointed a Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours.