Hon Steven Joyce

Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

1 June 2016 Media Statement

Appointments to Tertiary Education Commission board

Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced two appointments to the Tertiary Education Commission board.

Nigel Gould and Christopher Mace have been reappointed as members of the board.

“Mr Gould and Mr Mace have performed well in their roles as members of the Tertiary Education Commission. Mr Gould has extensive experience in public and private sector governance roles including in tertiary education. Mr Mace is an Auckland-based businessman and is the current chair of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,” Mr Joyce says.

Biographical details of the appointees:

Nigel Gould

Nigel Gould has 30 years’ experience in public and private sector governance roles. Mr Gould held positions as Chairman of Port Wellington Ltd, nowCentrePort, Chairman of the Wellington Regional Transitional Committee, Pro-Chancellor and Chancellor of Massey University, and Chairman of the Universities Chancellors Committee. He is a former Chair for the Massey University Foundation Board.

Christopher Mace

Christopher Mace (Ngāti Porou, Te-Whānau-ā-Apānui) is an Auckland-based businessman. He is the Chair of National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd and chaired the Crown Research Institute, the Institute of Environmental Science and Research, in the 1990s and later Antarctica New Zealand. He was a founding trustee of the Sir Peter Blake Trust and continues as a trustee of Antarctic Heritage Trust. Mr Mace was made a Companion the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Antarctica and the community. Mr Mace won the Aotearoa New Zealand Māori Business Leaders premier award in 2011.

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