Gilbert Simpson
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Sir Gilbert (Gil) Simpson KNZM, QSM, D.Sc {honoris causa) is a member of Christchurch's Simpson family.
He is a founder of the Aoraki Corporation, developers of the LINC 4GL and Jade programming language, who are also well known for their sponsorship of Christchurch's Jade Stadium.
His profile in Information Technology in New Zealand has accorded him:
- an honorary doctorate from the University of Canterbury
- presidency of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- membership of New Zealand's E-Commerce Action Team [1]
- chair of the New Zealand E-Commerce summit
- associate membership of the New Zealand Business Roundtable [2]
- membership on the advisory board of the New Zealand Institute of Management [3]
He was made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2000 for services to the computer industry and the broader community.[4]
Resources
- http://www.jadeworld.com/downloads/corporate/Gil_Bio_0310051.pdf
- http://www.chspk.com/lincweb/archives/2002/03/LINCera.htm
- http://www.anewnz.org.nz/vision.asp?id=255
- http://www.misweb.com/magarticle.asp?doc_id=25529&rgid=15&listed_months=-7
- http://www.york-england.com/news/articles/article50.html
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