Who is Sean Colgan, the man who lent Act a plane?

Who is Sean Colgan, the man who lent Act a plane?
Sean Colgan, rowing enthusiast, gypsum magnate, and lender of planes to David Seymour. (Image: Colgan Foundation website)
Pattrick Smellie
Until Monday, hardly anyone in New Zealand knew about a wealthy, richly moustached Pennsylvanian living part of each year in Hawke’s Bay called Sean Colgan.The man who has lent his private plane to Act leader David Seymour doesn’t generally seek the limelight. When BusinessDesk caught up with him briefly last night, he had just arrived in El Salvador where he's visiting a prison release programme his charitable foundation supports.His only NZ media appearance appears to have been telling Radio NZ that he objected to Napier airpo...

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