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Barry Brill
Barry Edward Brill OBE JP (born 22 October 1940) is a New Zealand lawyer and ex-politician. Brill was parliamentary under-secretary for Energy, Science and Technology, Regional Development and National Development in the Third National Government from 1978 to 1981.
Brill was born in Te Awamutu on 22 October 1940, the son of Arnold and Clarice Brill, who were dairy farmers at Brills Road, near Kihikihi. He was educated at St Patrick's primary school in Te Awamutu and Sacred Heart College, Auckland. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1964 and graduated LL.M.(Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington in 1967. He later gained an M.ComLaw from University of Auckland and OPM from Harvard Business School (2000).
In February 1963, Brill married Pauline Hannon, and the couple would have five children. He later married Robyn Stent and they live in the Bay of Islands.
Admitted as a partner in a Wellington law firm in 1964, he subsequently practised as Brill Adlam & Mollard in Paraparaumu, which then merged to form McGrath, Vickerman, Brill & Partners in 1977. He lectured in Commercial Law at the Central Institute of Technology and Victoria University Law School. In 1969, Brill was appointed as the youngest ever director of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. He was elected to the Wellington Free Ambulance Board 1973-76 and the Wellington Hospital Board 1974–77. He also served as a Trustee of the Wellington Trustee Savings Bank.
Brill was a member of the National Party and served on its Dominion Council. It was anticipated that Brill would win the National nomination to replace the retiring Dan Riddiford in the Wellington Central electorate, but he was surprisingly beaten by Ken Comber. He instead stood for the electorate of Kapiti in the 1972 election unsuccessfully, but won the seat in the 1975 election. He was Chairman of the Statutes Revision Committee, the Pacific Islands Affairs Committee and the ad hoc Select Committees on Misuse of Drugs, and the Human Rights Commission Bill. In the 1978 election, Brill initially lost the Kapiti electorate by 15 votes, but contested the result with an Electoral Petition in the High Court, and was ultimately declared the winner by 23 votes. He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Regional Development and National Development in the Third National Government from 1978 to 1981. In the 1981 election he was defeated by Margaret Shields.
Brill stood for ACT New Zealand in Northland in the 2011 general election, where he received 0.83% of the candidate vote.
After leaving Parliament, Brill was appointed Wellington regional manager of Neil Cropper Ltd and General Manager Corporate Affairs for Wattie Industries Ltd (Watties). He then became chairman of Wattie International and Wattie Meat Activities Group. After Wattie merged with Goodman Group Ltd in 1987, he chaired the Diversified Activities Group of Goodman Fielder Wattie Ltd. During the 1980s, he was a director of NZSE-listed companies Waitaki International Ltd, Allflex Holdings Ltd, and Hawkes Bay Farmers Meat Co Ltd. He was also a director of the Martha Hill Gold Mine JV, Protech Engineering Ltd, Advanced Foods Ltd, Supercool Refrigeration Ltd, Agrico Developments Ltd, Amlamco Meats Ltd, Wattie Singapore Ltd, and Dynasty Foods (Thailand) Ltd.
In 1989, Brill led a management buyout of Supercool Refrigeration Ltd and Hoverd Industries Ltd, which later acquired Contract Refrigeration Ltd (1991) and McAlpine Refrigeration Ltd (1993) and extended into Australia, Shanghai and Dubai. In 1999, Brill sold his controlling interest to USA-based Hussmann Corporation, now a subsidiary of Panasonic. The commercial refrigeration and air conditioning business continues to operate out of Auckland as McAlpine Hussmann Ltd.
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Barry Brill
Barry Edward Brill OBE JP (born 22 October 1940) is a New Zealand lawyer and ex-politician. Brill was parliamentary under-secretary for Energy, Science and Technology, Regional Development and National Development in the Third National Government from 1978 to 1981.
Brill was born in Te Awamutu on 22 October 1940, the son of Arnold and Clarice Brill, who were dairy farmers at Brills Road, near Kihikihi. He was educated at St Patrick's primary school in Te Awamutu and Sacred Heart College, Auckland. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1964 and graduated LL.M.(Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington in 1967. He later gained an M.ComLaw from University of Auckland and OPM from Harvard Business School (2000).
In February 1963, Brill married Pauline Hannon, and the couple would have five children. He later married Robyn Stent and they live in the Bay of Islands.
Admitted as a partner in a Wellington law firm in 1964, he subsequently practised as Brill Adlam & Mollard in Paraparaumu, which then merged to form McGrath, Vickerman, Brill & Partners in 1977. He lectured in Commercial Law at the Central Institute of Technology and Victoria University Law School. In 1969, Brill was appointed as the youngest ever director of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. He was elected to the Wellington Free Ambulance Board 1973-76 and the Wellington Hospital Board 1974–77. He also served as a Trustee of the Wellington Trustee Savings Bank.
Brill was a member of the National Party and served on its Dominion Council. It was anticipated that Brill would win the National nomination to replace the retiring Dan Riddiford in the Wellington Central electorate, but he was surprisingly beaten by Ken Comber. He instead stood for the electorate of Kapiti in the 1972 election unsuccessfully, but won the seat in the 1975 election. He was Chairman of the Statutes Revision Committee, the Pacific Islands Affairs Committee and the ad hoc Select Committees on Misuse of Drugs, and the Human Rights Commission Bill. In the 1978 election, Brill initially lost the Kapiti electorate by 15 votes, but contested the result with an Electoral Petition in the High Court, and was ultimately declared the winner by 23 votes. He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Energy, Science and Technology, Regional Development and National Development in the Third National Government from 1978 to 1981. In the 1981 election he was defeated by Margaret Shields.
Brill stood for ACT New Zealand in Northland in the 2011 general election, where he received 0.83% of the candidate vote.
After leaving Parliament, Brill was appointed Wellington regional manager of Neil Cropper Ltd and General Manager Corporate Affairs for Wattie Industries Ltd (Watties). He then became chairman of Wattie International and Wattie Meat Activities Group. After Wattie merged with Goodman Group Ltd in 1987, he chaired the Diversified Activities Group of Goodman Fielder Wattie Ltd. During the 1980s, he was a director of NZSE-listed companies Waitaki International Ltd, Allflex Holdings Ltd, and Hawkes Bay Farmers Meat Co Ltd. He was also a director of the Martha Hill Gold Mine JV, Protech Engineering Ltd, Advanced Foods Ltd, Supercool Refrigeration Ltd, Agrico Developments Ltd, Amlamco Meats Ltd, Wattie Singapore Ltd, and Dynasty Foods (Thailand) Ltd.
In 1989, Brill led a management buyout of Supercool Refrigeration Ltd and Hoverd Industries Ltd, which later acquired Contract Refrigeration Ltd (1991) and McAlpine Refrigeration Ltd (1993) and extended into Australia, Shanghai and Dubai. In 1999, Brill sold his controlling interest to USA-based Hussmann Corporation, now a subsidiary of Panasonic. The commercial refrigeration and air conditioning business continues to operate out of Auckland as McAlpine Hussmann Ltd.