Electrical Workers Registration Board
Hon Maurice Williamson
Minister for Building and
Construction
3 July 2009
Media
Statement
Appointments to Electrical Workers Registration Board
Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson today announced four appointments to the Electrical Workers Registration Board.
Eddie Eeles has been reappointed for a second term and three new appointments have been made.
The board has seven members, five are required to be registered electrical workers and two lay members.
The Boards main functions are to register electrical workers and ensure competency of those workers to guarantee public safety. It holds hearings into complaints about electrical workers and takes disciplinary action where appropriate.
The new members include:-
Neil
McLeod
Mr McLeod is a self employed registered
electrical contractor with a current knowledge of the
electrical sector. He was a councillor on the Whangarei
District Council from 1998 until 2005 serving on a number of
committees including the judicial committee.
Michael
Macklin
Mr Macklin is a registered electrician and is
currently a Director of Bremca Industries, a company
specialising in the design, engineering, manufacture and
sales of electrical switchgear, automation systems and
heating solutions. Mr Macklin was previously employed by
the New Zealand Police from 1975 to 1995 with the last seven
years in the role of a Court Prosecutor.
Mr David
Bradshaw (lay member)
Mr Bradshaw was previously the
director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) from 1997 to
2007. Prior to this he was the Office Solicitor for the
State Services Commission. Mr Bradshaw will bring a high
level of understanding governance principles through his
work with regulatory boards at the SFO along with strong
disciplinary knowledge and expertise.
Eddie Eeles
(re-appointment)
Mr Eeles is a registered electrical
inspector who has worked in the electrical industry for over
forty years. He has been a company director, a past national
president of the Electrical Contractors Association of New
Zealand and a founding director of the Electrical Training
Company. Mr Eeles was appointed to the Board in 2006.
Notes for editors
These appointments replace Sam Ponga
and Bernadine Hannan who have served one term on the board
and not sought reappointment. Tom Leong retires after two
terms. Eddie Eeles’ reappointment takes effect from the
end of his current term on 30 November. The Board is a
third party funded, non-profit making statutory body and is
administered by the Department of Building and
Housing.
For more information about the board www.dbh.govt.nz/electrical-workers
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