John Ingram (engineer)

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Sir John Henderson Ingram CBE (3 September 1924 – 1 April 2015) was a New Zealand engineer and businessman.

Biography[]

Ingram was born in 1924 and was educated at Nelson College from 1935 to 1942.[1] He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War 2 attaining the rank of Leading Aircraftsman. After the War he studied at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering in 1950.[2] His wife, Rosemary Lady Ingram also attended Canterbury University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts.

Ingram joined Boving Engineering London, living in Melbourne from 1954 until 1962, when his family returned to New Zealand.[3] After returning, Ingram spent seven years as the managing director of the Cable Price Corporation.[3]

Sir Ingram's most enduring legacy was his role as the first managing director for New Zealand Steel, leading the company through its early years after being appointed in 1969. He also served as a member of the University of Auckland Council, the Auckland Area Health Board and the Waitangi Tribunal. He was a trustee of the World Wildlife Fund, and the Antarctic Heritage Trust. He held directorships at several major firms, including Feltex, IBM, Pacific Steel, and the National Bank. Ingram retired from New Zealand Steel in early 1987.[3]

In the 1984 New Year Honours, Ingram was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to manufacturing and the engineering profession,[4] and in the 1994 New Year Honours he was made a Knight Bachelor, for services to engineering and business management.[5]

Ingram was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand in 1997.[6] He was also a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.[1]

Ingram died in Auckland on 1 April 2015.[7] Ingram was survived by his wife Rosemary, Lady Ingram, his three daughters Edwina, Jean (Nichola) and Joan and by his grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition (CD-ROM).
  2. ^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: I–K". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c La Roche, John, ed. (2011). "Biographic Information About Writers". Evolving Auckland: The City's Engineering Heritage. Wily Publications. pp. 319–326. ISBN 9781927167038.
  4. ^ "No. 49584". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1983. p. 34.
  5. ^ "No. 53528". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1993. p. 33.
  6. ^ "1997 IPENZ Conference — Awards and events". New Zealand Engineering. 52. March 1997. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  7. ^ "John Ingram obituary". New Zealand Herald. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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