Brian Corban

Brian Corban, of Mt Albert, received the Insignia of a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit at an investiture ceremony on 1 April 2009 for services to the community.  He has served on the boards of a wide range of companies and community organisations at a local, regional, and national level.  He is the chairman of Genesis Power Ltd, West Auckland Trust Services and latterly of Radio New Zealand.  He has served as chairman and director of a number of other companies, including Corban Viticulture and Baldwin Son and Carey.  He is involved in a number of community organisations, including as a trustee of the West Auckland Hospice Foundation Trust.  He was also an advisory board member of the Church of Melanesia.  Mr Corban was admitted to the Waitakere Business Hall of Fame in 2005.