Facts: - residence: patrington , new zealand , east riding of yorkshire , england akaroa - title: baron of bombie - birth name: barrie owen pettman - spouse: maureen pettman - birth date: 22 february 1944 - name: barrie pettman - occupation: businessman , philanthropist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of barrie pettman .
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barrie owen pettman , baron of bombie -lrb- born 1944 -rrb- is a british author , publisher , and philanthropist .he is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of emerald group publishing .a professor emeritus at the university of hull , he is the author of a dozen books on industrial relations .he is president emeritus of '' burke 's peerage '' and a patron of opera in england and new zealand .