Hugh Morris (businessman)

Hugh William Morris (2 July 1929 – 20 May 2010) was a New Zealand businessman who founded McDonald’s New Zealand in 1976.[1]

Morris founded the first McDonald's in New Zealand in 1976.[1] He established the company with the aid of several business partners, including Lionel Whitehead, Gary Lloydd, Ray Stonelake, and his brother, Wally Morris.[1] The first McDonald's restaurant opened in Porirua on 7 June 1976.[1] Morris headed the McDonald’s New Zealand company for more than twenty years. He emphasised employee training and franchising.[1] Morris retired from the McDonald's company in the middle of the 1990s.[1]

Morris died on 20 May 2010, of an extended illness. He was survived by his wife, Meryl, three children and three stepchildren.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "McDonald's New Zealand founder dies". National Business Review. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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