Desmond Scott

Desmond William Scott (born Auckland 14 May 1953) is a New Zealand businessman, scientist and company director.

Early life
Scott spent his childhood in Auckland and received his secondary education at St Peter's College, Grafton and then attended Auckland University.

Business
Scott was Managing Director Tru-Test Ltd (an Electrical/Electronic manufacturing industry: "A key player in electric fence systems, milk flow meters, electronic scales and shearing equipment" and the world leader in milk meters and animal weighing equipment with annual sales of $125 million ) from 1987-2009. Since March 2009 he is Director Seymour Group Limited engaged in Advisory work on acquisitions, divestitures and investment banking. Scott is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, a board member of Technology Management Advisory Board, Waikato University, and he has been a director of Industrial Research Ltd (1991-1994). Scott was Chairman of New Zealand Agritech Inc. for 14 years.