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 (From
Rotary International) 7 August 2012 - Gary C.K.
Huang, a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan, is the
selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary
International in 2014-15.
Huang says his vision for Rotary is to increase membership to
more than 1.3 million.
“To increase our membership, we must go beyond borders to
wherever we see growth potential, such as the countries of
China, Mongolia, and Vietnam. I will put an emphasis on
increasing female and younger members,” Huang says. “I will also
encourage former Rotarians to once again be part of our Rotary
family.”
Huang has served as the chair of Taiwan Sogo Shinkong Security
Co., Ltd., Shin Kong Life Real Estate Service Co., and P.S.
Insurance Agency, Inc. and director of Federal Corporation and
managing director of Taipei Life-Line Association.
He is a past president of Malayan Overseas Insurance Co. and
charter secretary general of the Council for Industrial and
Commercial Development in Taiwan.
A Rotarian since 1976, Huang has served as RI vice president,
director, Rotary Foundation trustee, district governor,
International Assembly training leader, regional session leader,
task force member and coordinator, and committee member and
chair.
Convener of the 2000 Hong Kong, 2011 Kuala Lumpur, 2002 Manila,
and 2003 Singapore Rotary Institutes, he also served as chair of
the 2002 Taipei Presidential Conference. He is chair of the
Council of Past District Governors in Taiwan.
Huang created 19 new clubs in 1986-87 as governor of District
345, which included Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
Huang has been awarded the National Civic Service Award by the
Federation of Non-Profit Associations and the Outstanding
Community Service Award by the Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C.
He is a recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award and the
Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service.
Huang and his wife, Corinna Yao, have three children.
The 2012 nominating committee members are John F. Germ, USA
(chair); Keith Barnard-Jones, England; Mohamed Benmejdoub,
Morocco; Peter Bundgaard, Denmark; Michael Colasurdo Sr., USA;
Mário de Oliveira Antonino, Brazil; Sushil Gupta, India; Jackson
San-Lien Hsieh, Taiwan; John Lawrence, Australia; Carlo
Monticelli, Italy; *Paul A. Netzel, USA;
Kazuhiko Ozawa, Japan; Ekkehart Pandel, Germany; Noraseth
Pathmanand, Thailand; *Barry Rassin, Bahamas;
*Robert Scott, Canada; and Thomas M.
Thorfinnson, USA.
*RGHF members
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 GARY
C.K. HUANG of the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan has
been nominated as the President
of Rotary International for the year 2014-15.
Gary C. K
Huang joined the Rotary Club of Taipei in 1976 at the young age
of 31. Prior to being elected a Director in 2000, Gary served on
the Council on Legislation, Group Discussion Leader and
Chairman, Rotaract Committee. He was also convener of 4 Rotary
Institutes in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Singapore.
Gary had the singular honour to serve as RI Vice President in
2001, Trustee, The Rotary Foundation (2004-06), Member of
Nominating Committee for President of RI in 2004-05, Member,
2008 Los Angeles Rotary International Convention Committee and
Chairperson, 2009 International Institute – Birmingham
Committee. He was also a Liaison Director, Rotaract Committee
and the Youth Exchange Committee, Member, New Models for Rotary
Clubs Pilot Project Committee, Member and many others.
During his tenure as trustee, he served as Vice-chairman, TRF
Fund Development Committee, Member, TRF Conflicts of Interest
Policy Committee, Member, PolioPlus National Advocacy Advisors,
Chairman, The Permanent Fund Committee for Taiwan, Macau and
Hong Kong, Member, The Committee for the PolioPlus Challenge and
the list goes on and on.
For his service, Gary was
awarded numerous awards; amongst them are Presidential Citation,
Service Above Self, The Rotary Foundation Citation for
“Meritorious Service” Award, The Rotary Foundation
“Distinguished Service” Award and The Foundation Trustees
“Distinguished Service” Award
Gary has also received many
other non-Rotary awards. Amongst them are Public Spirit Award by
the Mayor Hsu Shui De of Taipei City, Public Spirit Award by the
Mayor Chen Shui Bian of Taipei City, Honorary Mayor of San
Antonio City Alcalde, U.S.A., Bezar County Court Honorary
Hidalgo, U.S.A.
Past RI Vice President Gary Huang has
represented RI Presidents & TRF Chairmen in numerous district
conferences from Philippines, Taiwan, to the Agra ROTASIA
Conference, India and Zone Institute 19B&21B, Uruguay.
Gary has the distinction in forming 13 clubs in Taipei and
during his tenure as District Governor in 1986-87. He organized
19 new clubs including 3 clubs in Hong Kong and 16 clubs in
Northern Taiwan.
Gary’s principle in life is based on
“tolerance” which Paul Harris said is what kept Rotary all these
years. Another is that “friendship is like a bank account; one
cannot continue to withdraw without putting in”. Thus we can say
that Gary is a very rich man – rich in having many many friends
from all parts of the world.
RI President Nominee, and
past Foundation Trustee Gary Huang, a man with 32 Consecutive
Years 100% Attendance, is married to Corinna. |
