The ARTA Years 2004 – 2010 - Auckland Transport

Our people
ARTA has had a very diverse workforce. Beginning in 2004 with around 40 staff transferring from the ARC, the
number of employees has grown to around 115, with representation from many parts of the world. The people employed
by ARTA are primarily at a professional level including rolling stock engineers, planners and account managers. The rest
of the organisation has been made up of skilled staff across all other areas such as finance, organisational development,
administration, marketing, communications and media.
The ARTA Board was appointed in July 2004. The directors were selected by a 15-member appointments panel, which
included five ARC councillors, a representative from each of the local councils and three external representatives. A firm
of external recruitment consultants assisted in selecting candidates for the appointment process.
Directors
Dates
Directors
Dates
Brian Roche
2004 – 2007 Chair
Tony Parsons 2004 – 2007
Ted van Arkel 2004 – 2007
Richard Waddel 2004 – 2007
Professor Peter Brothers 2004 – 2010
Gary Taylor 2004 – 2010
Mike Williams 2004 – 2010
Adrienne Young-Cooper 2004 – 2010
Mark Benjamin 2007 – 1 July 2010
Andrew Buxton 2007 – 1 July 2010
Mark Ford
2007 – 2009 Chair
Tony Marks 2007 – 1 July 2010
Rabin Rabindran 2004 – 2010
2009 – 2010 Chair
Board profiles
Rabin Rabindran
BOARD CHAIR
Rabin Rabindran is a commercial barrister and international legal consultant specialising in infrastructure development,
construction and energy. He has worked on major projects in more than 25 countries acting for governments, local
authorities and major corporates. He is a director of Manukau Water Limited, Tomorrow’s Manukau Properties Limited, TMPL
(Flat Bush) Limited and a company with interests in China. Rabin is also chairman of the Rugby World Cup Regional Trust
Forum, Singapore Chapter of the ASEAN New Zealand Combined Business Council and a trustee of the Chinese Language
Foundation. He was previously a partner at Simpson Grierson and a director of an Australian public company. Rabin has been
appointed as a director of Auckland Transport.
Adrienne Young-Cooper
DEPUTY CHAIR
Adrienne Young-Cooper is a professional planning consultancy director. She was a founding shareholder of Hill Young Cooper
Limited. She was an inaugural director of Auckland Regional Transport Networks Limited, and took special responsibility for
the commissioning of the Britomart Transport Centre. She sits on the boards of Solid Energy New Zealand Limited, Maritime
New Zealand, Housing New Zealand Corporation, Hobsonville Land Company and the Auckland City Property Enterprise
Board. Adrienne is also a trustee of several charitable organisations. Adrienne has been appointed deputy chair of the new
Auckland Waterfront Development Agency Limited.
Gary Taylor
Gary Taylor is an experienced company director and environmental policy analyst. He is currently chairman of the Environmental
Defence Society, the Climate Change and Business Centre and is also a director of the Hobsonville Land Company.
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