PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARD
His Worship
the mayor moved:
Deputy Mayor David Hay seconded:
"That an Auckland City Distinguished Citizen Award be conferred upon Gary Albert
Paykel and that the record reflect as follows:
The path to distinction
Gary
Paykel has devoted his life to building the global appliance and healthcare
companies that bear his family name, while behind the scenes has changed
innumerable lives through his charitable work.
He joined Fisher & Paykel as
an 18 year-old in 1960, working his way from assembly line to sales director to
company director in 1979 and then Chief Executive in 1989.
He has been Chairman of both Fisher & Paykel Appliances
and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare since the two iconic companies separated in 2001.
Gary Paykel proved it was possible to create a great New
Zealand brand based on innovation and quality and then take it to the world. He
took these same philosophies to yachting as Chairman of Team New Zealand.
Patron of the Eastern Bays Hospice, he is also Trustee
of the Maurice & Phyllis Paykel Trust, in memory of his parents, dedicated to
the advancement of the health sciences in New Zealand.
Gary Paykel was made a Companion of the New Zealand
Order of Merit in 2001.
Mr Paykel is truly a distinguished citizen of this
city."
CARRIED
There being no further business
His Worship the Mayor declared the meeting closed at 6:34pm.
