Mary Quin

Mary Quin
Mary Quin
Born	U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University (MBA) ; Northwestern University (PhD)
Occupation	Former chief executive at Callaghan Innovation
Known for	being kidnapped and being held hostage

Mary Quin is the former^[2] chief executive at Callaghan Innovation,^[3] was an executive at Xerox in New York City, and a dual citizen of the United States and New Zealand. In 1998, while traveling in Yemen her tourist group was kidnapped and four tourists were killed. After surviving being a hostage, she provided the FBI with information that allowed British cleric, Abu Hamza, to be extradited to the United States to for his role in the kidnapping.^[4] She wrote a book about that affair: Kidnapped in Yemen: One Woman's Amazing Escape from Captivity (The Lyons Press, ISBN 978-1592287284).^[2]^[5]

The New Zealand Herald named her as one of two 2014 New Zealanders of the Year.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Mary Quin | Captive Audience".
^ ^a ^b "Callaghan Innovation CEO resigns". NBR. 5 July 2016.
^ Sachtleben, Amanda (14 March 2013). "Callaghan Innovation appoints CEO" – via Stuff.co.nz.
^ "Don't Mess with Mary Quin". CBS News. 2 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b Cumming, Geoff (13 December 2014). "New Zealander of the Year: Mary Quin". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

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