Hugh Morris (businessman) explained

Hugh Morris
Birth Name:Hugh William Morris
Birth Date:1929 7, df=y
Birth Place:Oxford, New Zealand
Death Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation:Businessman
Known For:Co-founder of McDonald's in New Zealand

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

Morris established the first McDonald's in New Zealand in 1976 with business partners 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 emphasised employee training and franchising, and headed the McDonald's New Zealand company for more than 20 years, until his retirement in the mid-1990s.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. News: McDonald's New Zealand founder dies. National Business Review. 26 May 2010. 30 May 2010. 30 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100530092244/http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/mcdonald-s-new-zealand-founder-dies-123644. dead.