Rebecca Keoghan, of Westport, MNZM, for services to business, particularly the dairy industry
In addition to her role as co-director of a large farm, Mrs Keoghan was Operations Manager of Westport’s Holcim Cement Ltd, where she spearheaded a ‘zero harm’ culture. Currently, as Business Manager of Landcorp Farming Ltd, she is responsible for five dairy farms, a dairy support farm and a machinery syndicate. She is a director of Westland Milk Products Ltd and Buller Holdings. She was Area President of the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society’s West Coast Board and a member of the Northern South Island committee of OSPRI. Mrs Keoghan is a judge for the Dairy Manager of the Year Award programme for the Dairy Industry Awards.