Biography of Zone Director - Stuart Heal
Stuart and Adrienne Heal
RI Director 2010/12
Rotary Club of Cromwell
Cromwell , Central Otago
New Zealand
Stuart has enjoyed a successful and varied business career. He was CEO of New Zealand’s largest agricultural supply co-operative for 20 years until 2004. He is now self employed as a business mentor and a director of a number of companies across many different sectors including manufacturing, wine, health, power generation, retail and forestry.
Adrienne was, until 2009, a teacher providing support for children aged 11 to 15 with learning and behavioural needs.
Stuart came into Rotary following selection as a team member on Group Study Exchange. He went to Nigeria in 1987 as a member of the team from District 9980. Much earlier, in 1971, he won a Rotary Youth Leadership award and attended District 9920 RYLA that year.
He subsequently joined the Dunedin Rotary Club in 1987. He was club President in 1994/95 and District Governor in District 9980 in 1999/2000.
He was involved with the GSE programme as District chair in 1991-1993 and Adrienne is currently a member of the District GSE committee. Stuart has been a member of the Management Committee for RDU, our regional magazine, for the past five years.
He has also been a training leader at International Assembly twice (2003, 2004) and remains a member of his District’s training team.
In 2005 he was awarded the Citation of Meritorious Service from the Rotary Foundation following three years as Foundation chair for the District.
Stuart and Adrienne have hosted five Rotary Youth Exchange students and are very supportive of Rotary Youth programmes.
They have two sons and a daughter – all pursuing successful business and professional careers – and the family has recently welcomed two daughters in law into the fold. Adrienne is also a Rotarian and was Cromwell club President in 2008/09.
Leisure time is spent with family and, in the finest New Zealand traditions, enjoying good food, wine, gardening, travel, rugby and cricket