Survey and Spatial New Zealand Appoints New Chief Executive
Survey and Spatial NZ (S+SNZ) Board Chair, Daniel
Williams is delighted to announce the appointment of Ashley
Church as the new Chief Executive.
Ashley comes to us with an extensive background in property – most recently as CEO of the Property Institute of New Zealand, a role he held from 2015 to 2019. Prior to this he has been CEO of the Newmarket Business Association and the Auckland Property Investors Association.
Ashley comes to us as a high-profile media commentator on the state of New Zealand’s property market and currently writes a weekly column for One Roof and participates in a regular NewsTalk ZB radio show dealing with property matters.
“I am looking forward to Ashley joining S+SNZ,” says Daniel, “he brings with him strong managerial and media focused skill-sets which will benefit S+SNZ going forward.”
Ashley commences his role at S+SNZ National Office in Wellington on Monday 3 February.
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