Bill Boyd has progressed from being District Governor in 1983-4 to being an RI director in 1998-2000, treasurer of RI in 2005-6 and finally president of RI in  2006-7.

He has been a Rotarian since 1971 and is currently a member of RC of Pakauranga. He has also served Rotary as a training leader, moderator of the International Assembly, deputy chairman of the New Zealand Polio Plus committee and regional Rotary Foundation co-ordinator.

Bill is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and of the Distinguished Service Award from Rotary Down Under as well as being on the management committee of RDU.

His working life concluded in 1995 with the post of General Manager of Gordon and Gotch Magazines Ltd, NZ’s largest magazine distributor. Bill has represented Rotary on the National Kidney Foundation. He has been an elder and youth leader of the Presbyterian Church, a Scout leader and a referee of rugby football for 31 years.