Peter Masfen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Peter Hanbury Masfen |
| Born |
9 August 1941 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
Peter Hanbury Masfen CNZM (born 9 August 1941) is a New Zealand businessman, philanthropist, and former representative rower. Regarded as one of the country's most astute businessmen, he is best known for his former shareholding in Montana Wines.
Masfen was born in 1941 in Auckland, New Zealand. He received his schooling at King's School and then King's College in Auckland. When he worked for Porter Wigglesworth & Grayburn, he married Joanna Porter, the daughter of principal Rolf Porter. Their sons are Rolf and Anatole and daughter Eugenie.
After having received an invitation to the Henley Royal Regatta, he won the inaugural Prince Phillip Challenge Cup regatta in 1963 in Henley-on-Thames. That year, the Henley regatta was regarded as the event that came closest to a world championship.Darien Boswell, Dudley Storey and Alistair Dryden made up the other rowers, and Bob Page was the cox.
The same coxed four team then went to the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where they placed a disappointing eighth. He went to the 1966 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia with the coxed eight, where the team came sixth.
Masfen worked as a rowing coach for some time. He helped fund both the New Zealand women's and men's eight to attend the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette-le-Lac, France, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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