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Quick facts for kids Dame Rosanne Meo DNZM OBE
Meo in 2012
Born	Rosanne Philippa O'Loghlen 1945/1946 (age 77–78) New Zealand
Education	Baradene College of the Sacred Heart
Occupation	Businesswoman
Relatives	Brian Fitzpatrick (brother-in-law) Sean Fitzpatrick (nephew) Connie Purdue (aunt) Miriam Soljak (grandmother)

Dame Rosanne Philippa Meo DNZM OBE (née O'Loghlen; born 1945/1946) is a New Zealand businesswoman based in Auckland.

In 1991, she was the first female president of the Employers' Federation. She sits or has sat on the boards of NZ Forest Products, Television New Zealand, Mercury Energy, Sky TV, Ports of Auckland, and Baycorp.

Personal life

Meo was educated at Baradene College of the Sacred Heart, Auckland. She has two daughters and was divorced in the early 1990s. Meo is the aunt of former All Blacks captain, Sean Fitzpatrick.

Honours and awards

In the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours, Meo was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to business management. Also in 1993, she was awarded the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal.

She was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business, in the 2012 New Year Honours.

In 2016, Meo received the New Zealand Women of Influence Award for lifetime achievement.

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