Kevin Rimmington
Kevin Rimmington received the Insignia of a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to banking and the community. Mr Rimmington recently retired as Chief Executive and Managing Director of TSB Bank Ltd, a position he held for 21 years. Beginning as an office junior in 1961, he rose through the ranks to lead the bank through 21 consecutive years of record profits. Under his leadership the bank’s deposits grew from $240 million in 1988 to $3.9 billion in 2009. He was part of the team that steadfastly decided that TSB Bank should remain independent. This decision has benefited the Taranaki area with more than $55 million worth of community funding through the Bank’s owner, the TSB Community Trust.