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earthquake recovery fund on behalf of the Glenn Family
Foundation. He stated, "I grew up in New Zealand, it holds a special place in my heart and to see such devastation, such hurt and such loss makes you want to help. This donation is something I can do and I strongly urge other expatriate business
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British property investments. Glenn successfully challenged Watson in court and was awarded a comprehensive win with over ÂŁ129million in damages owed to Glenn. As at December 2019, Watson was struggling to pay compensation and interest. Glenn has said he will
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for the development of the
Business School's premises and facilities and ongoing improvements. This contribution is believed to be the largest private donation in New Zealand educational history, and was driven by Glenn's belief in the business school's mission and in the benefits high quality
203:, which both the political parties denied receiving, caused some controversy in New Zealand politics at around the same time. On 9 September 2008, Glenn gave evidence to the New Zealand Parliament's Privileges Committee regarding the accuracy of statements made by
188:. Owen Glenn followed his initial $ 7.5 million donation by, in 2008, donating an additional $ 500,000 to establish the Barry Spicer and Owen G Glenn PhD Scholarships. These scholarships received matched funding of $ 250,000.
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pursue former business partner Eric Watson "to the ends of the earth — if necessary taking action against his trusts and third parties holding assets on his behalf — to ensure he pays every penny that is found due."
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became dysfunctional, Glenn first considered putting his shares into a trust for the benefit of New
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people to do the same. We all need to pull together and while we are a small country, it is a country made up of people with huge hearts. That's what gets you through in times like this."
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expatriate businessman and philanthropist, who supports humanitarian causes worldwide through his family charity.
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University of Auckland Business School
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289:Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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