Bhav Dhillon
Bhav Dhillon is a New Zealand businessman of Indian origin, residing in Auckland.[1] [2] He is currently the Honorary Consul of India with jurisdiction over Auckland, Northland and Waikato, and was appointed to this role by the Government of India in October 2017 as part of its initiative to expand outreach in New Zealand.[3][4]
He is the chair of the youth charity There's a Better Way Foundation.[5]
He is an advocate of India-New Zealand trade and community issues and has been involved in the Indian diaspora in New Zealand since 2003.[6][7]
Dhillon worked to organise the first visit of the President of India Pranab Mukherjee to New Zealand in 2016, and is an advocate of direct flights between India and New Zealand].[8][9]
He organises Indian diaspora organisations to jointly celebrate the Independence Day of India.[10]
Dhillon also launched the first ever New Zealand postage stamp honouring the Punjabi language.[11]
He has worked to repatriate to India the remains of persons of Indian origin.[12][13][14]
Career[edit]
He is the managing director of Cemix, founded in 1991 in New Zealand.
He is also the Chair of There’s a Better Way Foundation which functions in association with Auckland Council, NZ Police, and other similar organizations for bringing positive changes in the lives of Kiwi youth at risk of drugs and gang culture.[5]
He was the first person of Indian origin to Chair Australia’s largest community funding organization, Foundation North which controls assets over $1.4Bn.[15][non-primary source needed]
Awards and recognition[edit]
On 23 January 2019, he was conferred the Pravasi Samman Award, the highest Indian diaspora award by the former Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.[16][17]
He was conferred with a special award to commemorate the 550th Parkash Purb Celebrations of Guru Nanak by the Chief Minister of Punjab on November 10, 2019.[18][19][20]
He was awarded the Herald on Sunday's "Sideline Champs" Award in 2013 for his contributions to creating Pathways of Change for Kiwi youths at risk of drugs.[21]
He was a finalist for the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment's annual Green Ribbon Awards.[22]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The monitor economy". stuff. 14 November 2021.
- ↑ "'Smaller but still beautiful'". Sunday News. 31 October 2021 – via pressreader.
- ↑ "Hon Consul of India". stuff. 16 October 2017.
- ↑ Shahi, Babu. "Bhav Dhillon appointed India's Honorary Consul in Auckland". babushahi.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Better Way works wonders". New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ "New approach urged for India-NZ relations". stuff. 26 June 2021.
- ↑ "India-NZ business summit". Stuff. 16 October 2019.
- ↑ "India, New Zealand Sign Deal For Direct Flights Between Two Countries". ndtv.
- ↑ "Patience a virtue for Indian trade boosters". New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ "I-day celebration". stuff. 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Punjabi postage stamp". stuff. 2 December 2021.
- ↑ "Swimmer drowned". stuff. 30 January 2018.
- ↑ "Victim of truck crash near Christchurch named". stuff. 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Potato farm death destroys 'a million dreams'". odt. 19 February 2018.
- ↑ "First ever Kiwi-Indian elected as Chair of Foundation North - the biggest community trust of New Zealand". indianweekender.
- ↑ "Auckland businessman awarded one of India's top honours". Radio New Zealand. 26 January 2019.
- ↑ "Bhav Dhillon honoured with India's Pravasi Bhartiya Samman award". stuff. 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "Dhillon, Bakshi honoured by Punjab government on 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak". stuff. 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "550th Parkash Purb: First Sikh CJI, billionaire among awardees chosen by state govt". tribuneindia.
- ↑ "Punjab government to honour 550 achievers on Nov 10". hindustantimes. 5 November 2019.
- ↑ Herald, NZ. "Sideline Champs: Showing kids a better way". nzherald.
- ↑ "Influencers who have changed the dynamics of New Zealand – for the Better". indiannews.
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