Angus Tait
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| Sir Angus Tait | |
| Born | June 26, 1919 New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Died | August 7, 2007 (aged 88) New Zealand |
| Occupation | Electronics innovator and businessman |
Sir Angus Tait, KNZM, OBE, (26 July 1919 – 7 August 2007) was a New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman.
Angus Tait had a childhood fascination for electronics and left high school to work in a radio store. He served with the Royal Air Force in radar during World War II.
After the war, he designed and built mobile radio equipment, although his first company went into receivership. In 1969, he founded Tait Electronics Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand, considered a world leader in mobile radio. He had persisted in keeping his manufacturing base in New Zealand, with 95 per cent of production exported to 160 countries.
He was knighted in 1999, one of the "Bright Future" initiatives of the National Government. Presently, Tait's company employs some 850 people.
He died in 2007, at the age of 88.[1]
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