Greg Wilson
New Zealand Piping Centre - Management Board Chairman and Trustee
ONZM, BA
Mobile: (+64). 29 263 1287
gregmandy1269@gmail.com
Greg is an internationally recognised soloist piper, a multiple Clasp winner at the acclaimed 'Northern Meeting', a Gold Medalist both in Scotland and New Zealand. He is a multiple times New Zealand piping champion. Greg is a piper of distinction. He has, and continues to, provide mentorship, leadership and guidance for a number of New Zealand based Celtic Performing Arts organisations.
Iain Blakeley
New Zealand Piping Centre - Management Board Member and Trustee
MInstD, BA, LLB, Barrister & Solicitor High Courts of New Zealand and Fiji, BSc University of Wellington
Mobile: (+64) 27 489 9008
Iain is a long serving member (20 years) of the Royal New Pipe Bands' Association and is their immediate Past President. Iain is a piper, and has held leadership roles in New Zealand champion grade 1 bands. He is a current national pipe band and solo piping adjudicator. Iain is a New Zealand solo piping Gold Medalist and successful solo piping competitor. Iain is also a founding member and current Chair of the NFP Family Business Association New Zealand which is part of the Family Business Association Australasia.
Allister Macgregor
New Zealand Piping Centre - Management Board Member and Trustee.
Executive MBA Henley College (UK), MNZM
Mobile: (+64) 275 58 4471
allister.macgregor@nzpipingcentre.org.nz
Allister was a Board member and President of the Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association and is now their Executive Officer. He has a passionate interest in youth recruitment and development for all celtic music art forms. He is a founding member of the New Zealand Piping Centre, founding member and past Chairman of the Southland Piping and Drumming Development Trust (14 years), which fund fulltime world class tutors in the Southland region, Chairs the RSPBA Oceania World Solo Drumming Championships, and is President of the Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands' Association Otago Centre.