Grey Power June 2016

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national Greypower mAGAZINE » june 2016
Preplanning and prepaying your funeral a
final caring gift to leave for your family
Preplanning and prepaying for your
funeral is the final gift you can leave
your family. Starting a discussion
about your final wishes is empowering
and filled with reliving good memories
of family, friends and your community.
A
good start is to
share your life
journey with family
and friends and allow
this to be documented.
Sharing these stories
and memories can be rich
and satisfying. It is likely
to be helpful when the
time comes for your loved
ones to make important
decisions about how to
remember and celebrate
your life while gathering to
offer support and comfort
to one another.
A prearranged funeral
organised through the
FDANZ Funeral Trust is a
secure way to preplan and
pre-pay for your funeral.
The Trust has been established
by The Funeral
Directors Association of
New Zealand (FDANZ) to
assist anyone to make arrangements
for their own
funeral, or the funeral of
another person such as
a family member. You
can organise as little or
as much as you feel comfortable
organising. Every
funeral is different and
the cost of your funeral
will depend on what you
pre-arrange. Your FDANZ
Funeral Director will help
you tailor a funeral to suit
your budget.
Most people do prepay
their funeral in a single
payment but you do not
have to. You are able to
make payments in instalments
if that suits you better.
When it is time to say
goodbye, your family will
arrange your funeral with
your FDANZ Funeral Director
in accordance with
the plans you have made.
Your FDANZ Funeral Director
will arrange for the
costs of the funeral to be
paid from your prepayment.
Any remaining
money after the cost of the
funeral has been met will
be returned to your estate.
The FDANZ Funeral
Trust is not an insurance
policy. No health checks
or personal questions are
needed. Anyone can prearrange
a funeral with an
FDANZ Funeral Director
through the FDANZ Funeral
Trust.
Prepaid funerals up to
$10,000 are currently excluded
from asset testing
(under current government
policy) when assessing
eligibility for a subsidy
for long-term residential
care.
Preplanning is important
as it ensures your
funeral is what you want
and your wishes will be
respected while prepaying
removes the financial
burden from your family
so they can focus on gathering,
remembering and
celebrating your life.
Take the practical and
responsible step of prearranging
your funeral,
secured through the stability
and comfort of the
FDANZ Funeral Trust and
allowing reputable funeral
directors to guide you
through the process.
Caldera Health appoints CEO to drive commercialisation
Caldera Health has appointed
Robert Mitchell
as chief executive
officer to manage overall
operations of the
company and to drive
commercialisation of
its gene-based prostate
cancer diagnostic tests.
New Zealand-born, Rob
is a highly experienced senior
executive, with more
than 30 years in leadership
roles for major global
international pharmaceutical
businesses.
He has started and
built commercial operations
in Asia Pacific (New
Zealand, Australia, India,
Hong Kong), and headed
global product strategy for
Roche and The Medicines
Company.
His most recent experience
includes ongoing
product development, approval
and launches in infectious
disease care with
the Medicines Company
(2011-2015).
He served initially as
senior vice president, head
of Asia Pacific, based in
Auckland, then as senior
vice president, global innovation
group leader –
Infectious Disease, based
in New Jersey. Before that
he spent eighteen years
with Roche, starting in
sales and marketing in
New Zealand and Australia,
then held successive
positions as managing director
of Roche Products
(NZ), general manager,
Roche Thailand and head
of global product strategy,
Virology for F Hoffman La
Roche in California.
“Rob brings to Caldera
exceptional leadership and
operational skills across a
broad range of functions,”
says Caldera chairman,
Alastair MacCormick. “He
has an impressive personal
global network of senior
contacts and a strong track
record in commercialising
innovation in international
markets.
“His pharmaceutical
background will help Caldera
build relationships
with companies looking to
develop treatment options
based on more reliable diagnostics.
“And, importantly from
Caldera’s perspective he
has experience of both
starting businesses and
building them rapidly.”
Rob says: “Prostate
Advertorial
cancer is a major health
issue affecting tens of millions
of men worldwide,
and treatment is being
held back by inadequate
diagnostic screening tools.
“I understand the relationship
between diagnosis,
treatment options
and improved patient outcomes,
and I’m delighted
to get an opportunity to
lead a New Zealand company
whose innovative use
of gene sequencing technologies
can improve diagnostic
accuracy, helping
more men get better treatments
earlier.”
Prearranging your Funeral
is a Responsible Decision
The FDANZ Funeral Trust is a
prepaid funeral plan that allows
people to both preplan and prepay
their funerals. Funds are held and
invested by a Trust and paid out after
the funeral service has been delivered.
Did you know?
Pre-paid funerals up to $10,000 are
currently excluded from asset testing when
assessing eligibility for a subsidy, if they’re
held in a recognised funeral plan.
If you want more information on how to
preplan and prepay your funeral, visit your local
FDANZ Funeral Director, phone us for further
information on 04 473 7475 or go to
www.fdanzfuneraltrust.co.nz
FDANZ