Dryden Spring
Sir Dryden Thomas Spring (born 6 October 1939) is a New Zealand businessman, who was chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board from 1989 to 1998, chairman of New Zealand Dairy Group from 1982 to 1987, and chairman of ANZ New Zealand from 2007 to 2012. Early life and family Spring was born in Waitara on 6 October 1939 into a farming family, and was educated at Matamata College. After leaving school, he worked various jobs and saved until he was able to buy a farm at Walton in Waikato. He is married to Margaret, Lady Spring. Career Spring became president of the New Zealand Sharemilkers' Association in 1967, president of Waikato Federated Farmers in 1972, and a director of New Zealand Dairy Group in 1973. Spring was chairman of ANZ National Bank from April 2007 to June 2012, having formerly served as a director of the National Bank of New Zealand Limited. Spring formerly held a number of directorships including: Nufarm Ltd; Maersk NZ Ltd; Affco Ltd; Fletcher Building Ltd; Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd; Port of Tauranga Ltd; and Northport Ltd. He was deputy chairman of Goodman Fielder Ltd; chairman of Ericcson NZ Ltd; chairman of Tenon Ltd;