NZCS Appoints new President and Deputy President

NZCS Appoints new President and Deputy President

PRESS RELEASE – NZ Computer Society Inc. (NZCS)

29 November 2010

For Immediate Release

Following the conclusion of the previous President and Deputy President’s terms of office the National Council of the New Zealand Computer Society (NZCS) has appointed Ray Delany and Steve Davis to the President and Deputy President positions respectively.

Ray Delany replaces outgoing President Don Robertson and Steve Davis, a Christchurch-based IT consultant, replaces David Cowman, neither of whom stood for re-appointment following three years in the respective roles.

New NZCS President Ray Delany is a Fellow of the Society, having been a member for 24 years, and was one of the first to receive ITCP Certification. He has also been significantly involved in Society activities recently including chairing the Mentoring Working Group and the Programme Committee for the 50th Anniversary Conference.

Delany is the CEO and owner of IT services company DesignerTech and is a highly respected leader in the Auckland region who brings a long history of management and governance success to the NZCS President role.

Delany said today “As a long-standing member I’ve been hugely impressed with the direction and progress made by the Society over the last three years and I’m greatly looking forward to building on this success and continuing the Society’s current direction.”

“We’ve seen a dramatic change and significantly improved relevance in recent times”, Delany said. “It’s great to see, for instance, the Society’s student and young professional membership more than double over the last year. One of my primary objectives is to accelerate that engagement with younger professionals”.

Delany also cited several other areas he intended to focus on including lifting the presence and credibility of the Society in the Auckland region, growing and embedding the programmes of educational and professional work established in recent years and continuing to ensure the Society was seen as an open, welcoming organisation for all people with an interest in ICT.

Outgoing President Don Robertson, whose term completed last week, said “I’m really proud of the advances we’ve made over the last three years I’ve been President. It’s been a huge achievement by a great team. I especially want to thank my fellow National Councillors, our dedicated Branch Committees up and down the country, the literally hundreds of people that have contributed to our various projects, and of course our excellent operations team led by CEO Paul Matthews”.

Robertson, who did not seek re-election after three years in the President role, will be remaining on the National Council and Executive to ensure a smooth transition.

NZCS Chief Executive Paul Matthews today said “I’ve greatly enjoyed working with Don and Dave over the last three years. Their leadership has contributed significant to the Society and we’ve achieved a great deal in a short time for the Society and for New Zealand.”

“Ray and Steve have been involved in different Society activities for some time and have played a significant role in several of the Society’s recent initiatives. They are both proven leaders and are heavily supportive of the Society’s current direction.”, Matthews said. “The wider NZCS team is greatly looking forward to working with them both”.

The President role is appointed for a two year term with further one year appointments possible, whilst the Deputy President is appointed for one year, with additional appointments possible. The appointments are effective immediately.

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