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Interest in Tauranga Chamber of Commerce Board Elections

Thursday, 16 August 2012, 5:09 pm
Press Release: Tauranga Chamber of Commerce

16 August 2012

Strong Interest in Chamber Board Elections

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce today announced the names of the nominees for the upcoming board election.

Outgoing President Warwick de Vere said, “It is pleasing to see the number of people contesting for seats on the board. For me it reflects several positive aspects.

Firstly that the Chamber is perceived as an organisation that represents local firms and is an opinion former.

Secondly that so many members have shown a real attitude of participation and are prepared to contribute their time voluntarily to support Tauranga’s growth.

Lastly, because several of the nominees are from larger influential corporates it shows their preparedness to support the growth of the substantial SME sector in Tauranga.

The 13 board members serve for a term of one year. Voting opens on Tuesday 21 August, and closes at 12pm, Wednesday 12 September. The President, two Vice Presidents and Treasurer positions were uncontested, which means that 15 nominees will stand for nine remaining board positions.

After three years as president Warwick De Vere is standing down and Paul Bowker will replace him.

Position	Name	Company
President	Paul Bowker	* Hotel on Devonport (uncontested)
Vice President	Luke Stewart	* HOBEC (uncontested)
Vice President	Toni Palmer	* Tabak (uncontested)
Treasurer	Kevin Palmer	* TrustPower (uncontested)
Board Member	Anne Pankhurst	* Anne Pankhurst Consultant
Board Member	David Ensor	* Young Read Woudberg
Board Member	Frances Denz	* Stellaris
Board Member	Nick Elsmore	* Ronayne Hollister Jones Lellman
Board Member	Peter McKinlay	* McKinlay Douglas
Board Member	Charles Dalton	Zest Training Ltd
Board Member	Elizabeth Muller	Ballance Agri-Nutrients
Board Member	Graeme Purches	TrustPower
Board Member	Janine Hellyer	RHB Chartered Accountants Ltd
Board Member	Maggie Hope	Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Board Member	Murray Clode	Gen-I Bay of Plenty
Board Member	Richard Craven	Westpac
Board Member	Ron Devlin	NZ Fire Service
Board Member	Scott Goodwin Cooney	Lees Morgan
Board Member	Tracy Preston-Lett	KPMG

*denotes existing board members

ENDS

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