Men’s Health Trust welcomes new Chairman

3/7/2013

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Men’s Health Trust welcomes new Chairman

AUCKLAND: Men’s Health Trust NZ heralded a new era with the election of trustee Phil Clemas as its new Chairman during its recent AGM. He replaces retiring Chair Colleen Thurston, who founded the Trust in 2007. “It was time to step aside and allow Phil and our team of very competent trustees take the Trust to the next level,” commented Mrs Thurston who becomes the Founder Trustee.

Phil Clemas has worked in the media and advertising industry for over 25 years and is currently the NZ General Manager for APN Outdoor, a national outdoor media company. As a business leader, he has a strong belief that employers should be doing more to help staff with their health and wellness.

“Businesses rely heavily on the energy and vitality of its employees. Apart from the personal and community benefits, there is hard evidence that proves business performance is positively affected by companies that invest in the well being of their people, even if it’s something as straightforward as an annual funded health check,” he says.

To back up this view, the new Chair was among the first in NZ to introduce the ‘10,000 steps’ programme to his workplace back in 2001. “It was amazing to see how something as simple as measuring actual physical activity, or lack of it, motivated many people to change their attitude and behaviour,” says Mr Clemas.

The Trust’s aim is to help men find useful information about general health matters - specific to men - and to encourage and support them to greater and more proactive health care.

“We want to help inspire a sea-change in men’s attitudes to their health & well-being. To do this, the Trust needs to significantly raise its profile, widen its realm of influence and educate more men of all ages. It’s a big job but one my team and I are more than willing to tackle.”

This change of guard took effect at the Trusts AGM on June 26th, 2013.

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