Julian Stanley Smith

Julian Stanley Smith  (born 1943) is a New Zealand  businessman and one time publisher of the Otago Daily Times (ODT) and director of Allied Press.  Smith is the 5th generation of his family to run the paper.  He went to John McGlashan College followed by the University of Otago in Dunedin and in 1974 joined the board of the Evening Star Company Limited.  In 1986, Smith and other management bought the company, leading to the ODT being the only locally owned daily paper in New Zealand.  In 2016, Smith announced his retirement from the day-to-day running of the ODT.  Smith has had the Smith Gallery at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum named after him. 

References

External links
National Radio interview with Sir Julian Smith

Category:1943 births
Category:People from Dunedin 
Category:New Zealand businesspeople
Category:Living people