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Michael Hill (entrepreneur)

New Zealand businessman

Sir Michael Hill

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Born

Richard Michael Hill


() 23 December (age&#;86)

Whangārei, New Zealand

Known&#;forJewellery business
Philanthropy
Spouse

Ann Christine Roe

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AwardsCNZM ()
New Zealand Entrepreneur of the Year ()
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Sir Richard Michael HillKNZM (born 23 December ) is a New Zealand jeweller, entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded global jewellery retailer Michael Hill Jeweller in He retired as the company's chairman in November He currently resides in Arrowtown and was Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year in New Zealand.

Early life and career

Born in Whangārei on 23 December , Hill was educated at Whangārei Boys' High School from to [2] Hill recalls being bullied, stating that he "hated" his time at school.[3] He left school at 16 to pursue a career as a concert violinist but a year later was told he would have had to start much younger in life to be a noteworthy musician.[4] Hill abandoned his hopes of a career in music and started working for his uncle, Arthur Fisher, at the family jewellery store.

He performed well as a salesman and window dresser, winning international awards for his efforts in the latter.[5] He later took over the store's newspaper and radio advertising, drawing attention to the business with bizarre themes for the advertisements,[4] and was later promoted to manager.

In the spring of , while working in the store, Hill met Christine Roe, an Englishwoman who taught art at a local high school. They married in March and had two children, Mark (born ) and Emma (born ).[2]

Michael Hill Jeweller

See also: Michael Hill Jeweller

On 1 October , the house that had taken them four years to build was destroyed in a fire.

Following this setback, Hill re-assessed his life. With the help of a friend, he tried to buy his uncle's business, but the uncle refused to sell. On 13 May , Hill opened his own jewellery store nearby, calling it Michael Hill Jeweller.[4] One of his main points of difference was to limit his store's product range to jewellery items, dispensing with silverware, clocks, porcelain and glassware commonly found in other jewellery stores at the time.[4]

Hill had set himself a goal of "seven stores in seven years",[4] and in he exceeded that, opening his eighth store in Newmarket.

On 9 June , Hill floated Michael Hill Jeweller on the New Zealand Stock Exchange, raising enough capital to expand the business locally and into the Australian market, where the company opened four stores in Brisbane later that year. In , Hill set himself and his company another goal: "70 shops in seven years". This goal was also achieved.[5] In , the goal of opening stores by was established by Hill, with the further aim of taking the brand global.[5] During that same year, the company opened its first three stores in Canada,[5] and by the end of the company had stores in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.[citation needed]

Hill's daughter, Emma Hill, succeeded him as chairman after the November annual general meeting.[6]

Philanthropy

Although he didn't become a concert violinist, Hill has maintained a strong love for the violin his entire life and continues to play.

In he founded the biennial Michael Hill International Violin Competition "for emerging young violinists".[7] The winner of the competition receives a substantial cash prize, a recording deal for international distribution and a "Winner's Tour" in which the competition winner performs in concert halls around New Zealand and Australia in the calendar year following the competition.[8]

The Hills golf course

After buying a run-down farm in Arrowtown, Hill's interest in golf grew to the point where he built his own hole golf course called "The Hills" on the property.[9] Built into the course is a unique two-thirds underground clubhouse designed by Auckland architect Andrew Patterson and his company, Patterson Associates.

The clubhouse won the New Zealand Institute of Architects Supreme Architectural Award in and was a finalist in the World Architecture Festival in in Barcelona.[10][11]

The course is notable for the sculpture which makes much of the course into an open-air gallery.

Biography of michael hill Michael Hill International Ltd. A unique retail jewellery formula that included dramatically different store designs, a product range devoted exclusively to jewellery and almost saturation levels of high impact advertising elevated the company to national prominence. The company expanded to 10 stores by , the same year it listed on the NZX. Also in this year, Michael Hill Jeweller expanded into Australia, opening four stores. In , the company expanded into Canada, opening its first stores in Vancouver , British Columbia.

Giant sculptures dot the course, many of them the work of Hill's son, sculptor Mark Hill.[12] These works complement Michael Hill's own impressive collection of art.

Hill had The Wolves are Coming by Chinese sculptor Liu Ruowang installed. Originally on display at Art Zone in Beijing, the larger-than-life wolf figurines were placed at the golf course in October on a site chosen by the artist, and not at the site prepared by Hill's staff.

At the centre of the installation is a sword-wielding warrior; this piece alone weighs 3 tonnes ( tons).[13][14]

Hill also commissioned Max Patté to create a work for The Hills. The piece, which was unveiled on 12 May , consists of five cast-iron horses, each of which is m high, 3m long and weighs tonnes.[15][16] Patté modelled the sculptures in clay.

The clay models were scanned and the data sent to a foundry in China. The foundry made full-scale polystyrene models which Patté then covered in a plasticine skin to add finishing details.

He retired as the company's chairman in November He performed well as a salesman and window dresser, winning international awards for his efforts in the latter. In the spring of , while working in the store, Hill met Christine Roe, an Englishwoman who taught art at a local high school. They married in March and had two children, Mark born and Emma born On 1 October , the house that had taken them four years to build was destroyed in a fire.

The foundry then cast the horses in iron and they were shipped to New Zealand.[17][18]

New Zealand Open

The , and New Zealand Open golf tournaments were held at The Hills.[19]

VvS1 yacht

See also: VvS1 (yacht)

In April , Hill launched the VvS1, a foot super yacht built for luxury charters in the South Pacific.

Designed by Hill and his wife, Christine, the vessel won three awards in the World Yacht Awards in Cannes: Best Motor Yacht, Best Interior and Best Functionality.[20]

Books

Hill has had three books published about succeeding in business. The books use stories from his own life to illustrate his points about achieving success.

Recognition

Hill was awarded the New Zealand Commemoration Medal.[2] In the New Year Honours, Hill was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and the arts.[22] He was promoted to Knight Companion of the same order in the New Year Honours, also for services to business and the arts.[23]

In , Hill was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.[24]

Hill received Ernst & Young New Zealand's Entrepreneur of the Year award in The awards "acknowledge the accomplishments of entrepreneurs and celebrate the contribution they are making to New Zealand's economy and society".[25]

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  5. ^ abcdeHill, Michael; Claire Harvey (). Toughen Up: What I've learned about surviving tough times.

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