John Wells (sports administrator)

Sir Murray John Wells KNZM (born 23 July 1943) is a New Zealand businessman and sports administrator.

[1] In 1969, he married Sheryl Jane Gavin, and the couple went on to have two children including broadcaster Jeremy Wells.

[1][2][3] An associate chartered accountant, Wells was chief general manager of NZI Financial Corporation from 1980 to 1986.

He has served as a director or non-executive chair of other companies, including Baycorp Holdings, Fisher Funds Management, Vector, and Aetna Health (NZ).

[6] In the 2009 New Year Honours, Wells was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and sport.

Wells (right) is congratulated by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand , after being invested as a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit at Government House, Auckland , on 1 April 2009