Michael Erceg

Michael Erceg
Born
Michael Anthony Erceg

(1956-03-26)March 26, 1956
DiedNovember 4, 2005(2005-11-04) (aged 49)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationBusinessperson
Known forFounding Calypso Beverage Company Ltd (renamed Independent Liquor)

Michael Anthony Erceg (26 March 1956 – 4 November 2005) was a New Zealand businessman who founded Independent Liquor, which was New Zealand’s largest independently owned liquor distributor, known for its Ready to Drink (RTD) brands such as KGB, Woodstock and Vodka Cruisers.

At the time of his death in 2005, Erceg was one of the New Zealand's wealthiest individuals.