New TEI Council members appointed
Steven Joyce
1 MAY, 2014
New TEI Council members appointed
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced 10 appointments to five tertiary education institution councils, which include seven new council members.
“I am pleased to welcome these high-calibre council appointees into their new roles,” Mr Joyce says.
“These appointments are to the council of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and to four councils in the polytechnic sector, and are intended to reinforce the leadership of those polytechnic councils.
“I also wish to recognise the valuable contribution made by outgoing council members and to thank them for their service.”
The appointments and reappointments of council members are:
• Te Wānanga o Aotearoa: new appointment of Dr Kathie Irwin as council member
• Aoraki Polytechnic: appointment of two new members to leadership positions, with Ms Janie Annear as Chair and of Ms Anne Marett as Deputy Chair
• Unitec Institute of Technology: appointment of two new members with Dr Lee Mathias appointed as Chair and Ms Sarah Haydon as a council member, and the reappointment of Ms Anne Blackburn as a member of the Unitec council
• Manukau Institute of Technology: new appointment of Mr Brian Monk as Deputy Chair of the council
• Universal College of Learning (UCOL): appointment of Mr Malcolm Inglis, the present Deputy Chair, as Chair of the council; appointment of Mr Ben Vanderkolk who is a member of the council as the Deputy Chair; and the new appointment of Ms Leanne Southey as a council member.
The new appointees are:
Te Wānanga o
Aotearoa
Dr Kathie Irwin is CEO
and founder of the consultancy, Hope Brokers Inc. Dr
Irwin’s career has focused on Māori research, development
and scholarship, and has included academic posts and senior
management positions in the public sector. Dr Irwin is an
active member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, Te
Awe (Wellington Māori Business Network) and the Māori
Women’s Welfare League. She served on the board of Ako
Aotearoa, National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence,
for its first six years and remains a member of the Maori
Caucus.
Aoraki Polytechnic
Ms
Janie Annear, ONZM, was the Mayor of the Timaru
District for three terms and received her honour for
services to local government. Ms Annear is now a
professional director and businesswoman and is one of six
Temporary Local Government Commissioners appointed to assist
the Commission review council structures. A qualified
teacher, her early career was in education. More recently,
Ms Annear has been involved in many national and regional
committees including civil defence and lottery
distribution.
Ms Anne Marett has been a
director at Croys since 2006. An accounting professional, Ms
Marett has been involved in the New Zealand Institute of
Chartered Accountants as councillor for the region and was
recently awarded a Fellowship of the New Zealand Institute
of Chartered Accountants for her outstanding contribution to
the accountancy profession and service to the
community.
Unitec Insitute of
Technology
Dr Lee Mathias,
ONZM, received her honour for services to health and
business but is also active in the biotech start-up sector
and in organisations that promote the role of women in our
society. Dr Mathias is the inaugural Chair of the Health
Promotion Agency and Chair of Company of Women, an
organisation that helps women entrepreneurs to grow their
businesses, the founder of Birthcare, and a director of
biotech company Pictor and of several public sector
boards.
Ms Sarah Haydon is a qualified
chartered accountant and has been a member of The Boardroom
Practice team since 2012. Ms Haydon has an extensive
background in strategic planning, finance, general
management and organisational development. Her governance
portfolio includes Cavalier Corporation Limited,
AsureQuality Limited, New Zealand Riding for the Disabled
Association Inc (where she is Chair), Waste Disposal
Services, and a charitable trust.
Manukau
Institute of Technology
Mr Brian Monk
is a chartered accountant and Chief Financial
Officer at Watercare Services Ltd. He has a depth of
commercial experience and an understanding of the public
sector. As advisor to the Auckland Transition Agency, Mr
Monk was at the core of the financial strategy and planning
for the new Auckland Council and related
organisations.
Universal College of
Learning
Miss Leanne Southey is
a director of Southey Sayer, a Wairarapa-based business
development and chartered accountancy firm. Her governance
experience includes current Deputy Chair of the Wairarapa
District Health Board and of the Masterton Lands Trust. Miss
Southey has strong business and financial experience
together with local
knowledge.