Ian Taylor (New Zealand businessman)

Sir Ian Lemuel Taylor KNZM (born 1949 or 1950)[1] is a New Zealand businessman and former television presenter based in Dunedin.

[2] Born in Kaeo to a Pākehā father and Māori mother,[3] (of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngā Puhi descent) he grew up in Raupunga and went to a Catholic boarding school in Masterton.

[6] In the 2012 New Year Honours, Taylor was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to television and business.

[13] In the 2021 New Year Honours, Taylor was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to broadcasting, business and the community.

[15] From March 2022, Sir Ian Taylor is serving as the Chair[16] of the advisory board for New Zealand Product Accelerator(NZPA),[17] a NZ government funded programme that helps connect industry with research expertise, to solve industry problems, increase productivity, and support economic growth.