Carl Smith (businessman)
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19 April 1897
Sir Carl Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carl Victor Smith 19 April 1897 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 12 February 1979 (aged 81) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Chairman of Cadbury Fry Hudson |
| Spouse |
Catherine Elizabeth Gettings Johnston
(m. 1919) |
Sir Carl Victor Smith CBE (19 April 1897 – 12 February 1979) was a New Zealand businessman, based in Dunedin. He was chairman of confectionery and biscuit company Cadbury Fry Hudson from 1938 until his retirement in 1963.[1]
Smith served as president of the New Zealand Manufacturers' Federation and was a member of the Economic Stabilisation Commission during World War II. In the 1946 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of both those roles.[2] In 1953, Smith was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[3] He was made a Knight Bachelor, for public services, in the 1964 Queen's Birthday Honours.[4]
In 1968, Smith wrote a centennial history of Cadbury Fry Hudson, titled Sweet Success.[5]
A member of the University of Otago Council, and the founder of the Rowheath Trust, which supports the work of the university,[6] Smith was awarded an honorary LLD by the University of Otago in 1968.[7]
Smith died in Dunedin on 12 February 1979.[8]
