AnnuAl REPORT 10/11 - Grow Wellington

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RaChel taulelei
Rachel Taulelei is the founder of Yellow Brick Road, a company demonstrably
invested in New Zealand’s food culture. She is co-founder of the City Market,
chairs the Wellington on a Plate Advisory Board, and is an Associate Director of
Wakatu Incorporation. In 2009, following in the footsteps of Chef Peter Gordon,
Rachel was bestowed with the New Zealand Restaurant Association’s Innovator
Award. In 2010 she was a finalist in the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Awards,
and the winner of Emerging Gold, Wellington Gold Awards
tan Pham
Tan Pham is a consulting engineer and a former Director of the Association
of Consulting Engineers (NZ). Most of his recent work has been in the Pacific
and Southeast Asia, in the areas of seismic engineering, rural water supply,
electrification and natural hazards. Tan obtained his engineering, finance and
economic degrees from the Universities of Auckland, Victoria and Massey.
Tan is currently working in Vietnam as a Managing Director of CPG Vietnam, a
subsidiary of Downer.
Paul sWain
Paul Swain was a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1990 to 2008.
He was a Cabinet Minister from 1999 to 2005 holding a number of portfolio
responsibilities including Commerce, Communications, Information Technology,
Transport, Immigration, State Owned Enterprises, and Associate Economic
Development. Paul is a part-owner and Director of India Horizonz Limited.
He also has his own consulting business and has recently been appointed
by the Government as the Chief Crown negotiator for the Ngati Porou
Treaty Settlement.
PeteR ROBeRtsOn
Peter is General Manager of Scheme Performance and CFO at ACC. Peter has had
a diverse career; he was a partner with Ernst & Young for 10 years, held senior
executive positions with Transpower for 12 years as CFO and later GM Network,
and was Chief Executive at BRANZ Ltd between 2004 and 2007. Peter has a
degree in Economics, a Post Graduate Diploma of Accounting and is a member
of the Institute of Directors.
muRRay Bain
Murray Bain is CEO of the Foundation for Research Science and Technology,
having previously been Assistant Governor of the Reserve Bank. He has a strong
banking and IT background and held a variety of senior positions in the Trust
Bank Group over a number of years. He has also been director of a number of
companies, including the Institute for Environmental Science and Research.
Murray was a Trustee of Positively Wellington Business.
dR di mCaRthy
Di is Chief Executive of the Royal Society of New Zealand, a national academy
for science, technology and the humanities. Prior to that Di was a Professor,
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Equal Opportunities) and Associate Dean of the Faculty
of Science at The University of Auckland. She has had a long career as an
academic and has extensive experience in governance and management in
the tertiary sector. Di has held several directorships including: AgResearch,
Deafness Research Foundation, Brain Research Centre Advisory Board, and is
currently part of the Steering Group for NZ Women in Leadership Programme.
Di was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2008 for her
services to Education.