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The
Dignity of the Lordship
and Barony of
Bothwell is registered
in vol.5 folio 118 of
the Scottish Barony
Register of date 10
August 2023; The Dignity
of the Lordship of
Kildrummie is registered
in vol.5 folio 119 of
the Scottish Barony
Register of date 27
November 2023. The Arms
were assigned by
warrant, by the Lord
Lyon King of Arms,
granting authority to
the Lyon Clerk to
prepare Letters Patent
granting Arms, with an
helm befitting his
degree*, on 25 October
2023.
* Whilst the armiger
is entitled to use the
open faced helm of a
Knight of the Realm
should he so wish,
illustrated here is
the baronial helm
appropriate to the
Dignity of a Baron in
the Baronage of
Scotland.
The Arms represent Sir
Williams Scottish
heritage with the Lion
Rampant and the
Fleur-de-lis also
reflecting his home,
Chateau Fleur-de-lys.
The four-leaf clovers
represent his Irish
heritage. The horse
forcene represents
Lady Judi’s Cochrane
lineage.
The armiger graduated
from the Institute of
Mechanical Engineers,
London, and Harvard
Business School. He
was Chairman and CEO
of the Gallagher Group
from 1973 to 2021 and
is currently
President, Gallagher
Holdings.
Leadership roles
include past and
present senior
positions with the
following: Director,
Past Vice President,
Auckland Manufacturers
Association;
Councillor
Agricultural Strategy
Council; Councillor,
Manufacturing Advisory
Group; Past Chairman,
NZ Manufacturers
Federation; Past
Director, Regional
Health Authority;
Councillor, Telarc;
Past Director, NZ Meat
Research Foundation;
Past Director, Port of
Tauranga; Chairman,
Trade Development
Board Agri-tech
Advisory Committee;
Councilor, Standards
Association NZ; Vice
President New Zealand
Business Round Table.
Honours and Awards:
MBE (Member of the
British Empire) 1987;
Queen’s Medal
(Commonwealth) 1990;
1996 Excellence in
Communication
Leadership award; 1998
CNZM (Companion of New
Zealand Order of
Merit); Lifetime
member, Frankton
Rotary Club; Life
Member, Employers
& Manufacturers
Association 2007; Life
Member NZ National
Fieldays Society; Life
Member NZ Institute of
Engineers; Life
Member, NZ Dairy
Association; Patron,
Gallagher Family
Hospice; Patron,
Hamilton Civic Choir;
Fellow NZ Institute of
Management 2002;
Fellow Institute of
Professional
Engineers; Honorary
Lifetime Member NZ
Institute of
Management; Honorary
Fellow Waikato
Institute of
Technology 2002;
Institute of
Professional Engineers
- Entrepreneurial
Award 2001; IPENZ
Entrepreneurial Award
2001; 2002 winner
Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the
Year; 2003
finalist Entrepreneur
of the World; Inducted
NBR Hall of Fame 2004;
Distinguished Fellow,
Institute of Directors
2005; Honorary
Doctorate, University
of Waikato 2008; 2008
Freedom of the City,
Hamilton City Council;
December 2010 Knight
Companion of The New
Zealand Order of
Merit; 2011, Life
member NZ Security
Association; 2012,
Distinguished Fellow
Institute of
Professional Engineers
NZ, IPENZ; 2012 IPENZ
William Pickering
award for Engineering
Leadership; 2017
William Ernst &
Young Family Business
Award of Excellence;
2016 Exporters
Champion, Air New
Zealand Cargo Export
NZ Awards; 2018 7th
most influential
security tech leader
in the world;
Services to the
Community:
Waikato Rescue
Helicopter, Mounted
Police, Gallagher
Community Swimming
Pool, Gallagher Hockey
Centre, Chief’s Rugby
Team, Waikato Stadium,
Waikato University
Performing Arts
Centre, Wintec,
Gallagher Family
Hospice.
The armiger and his
wife, Lady Judi, have
a Foundation to
predominately benefit
education and social
need.
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