Professional Credentials
Personal Credentials
Personal
Born 7 February 1950
Married to Carol for 30 years, with three adult children.
Interests in music, theatre, cycling and travel.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, Victoria University
Chartered Accountant -NZICA
Post Graduate Studies
Harvard Business School, USA – 2005 Agricultural Executive Management
Stanford University, USA – 2003 Executive Management
Macquarie University, Aust – 2000 Strategic Planning
Purdue University, USA – 1999 Agricultural Marketing
Purdue University, USA – 1997 Cooperative Executive Management
Berkley University, USA – 1988 Marketing of Services
Affiliations
Fellow, NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants
Member, NZ Institute of Directors
Fellow, NZ Institute of Management
Commercial Credentials
Current Directorships
BNZ Partners (East Coast) from 2011 - Regional Chairman
Marist Holdings (Greenmeadows) Ltd, from 1997 – Mission Estate Winery
Stewart Financial Group, from 2004 – Advisory Board
Direct Imports Ltd, from 2007 – Board Chairman
Core Infrastructure, from 2008 – Advisory Board
Home Ventilation (HB) Ltd, from 2010 – Advisory Board
Leap Australasia Ltd, from 2010 – Advisory Board
Health Hawkes Bay Ltd, from 2011
Community Service
Trustee of Hawke’s Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust from 2007
Trustee of Hastings Blossom Festival Trust from 2005
Patron of Theatre Hawke’s Bay Inc. from 2004
Past Directorships
United Contracting Ltd 1997 – 2002
New Zealand Wool Testing Authority Ltd 1995 – 2001
Port of Napier Ltd 2002 – 2008
C-Dax Systems Ltd 2006 – 2009
Optical Holdings Ltd 2008 - 2010