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Bruce Matheson appointed chair of the Canterbury DHB
Bruce Matheson appointed chair of the
Canterbury District Health Board
Today the Health Minister, Tony Ryall announced the appointment of Bruce Matheson as the new Chair of the Canterbury District Health Board, replacing Alister James.
Bruce Matheson brings extensive management experience across a wide range of sectors. He also has significant governance expertise. He recently completed 13 years on the board of Spanbild Holdings Ltd (formerly Versatile Buildings Ltd) and Versatile Buildings Australia. He currently chairs the Board of Brannigans Ltd and Fresh Pork New Zealand. He has held other director roles including Contracting South Canterbury, Canterbury Health, Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce and Chair of the Port of Portland, Australia.
Bruce Matheson is known for his strong team building skills and inclusive management style.
“The health sector is very challenging and I am aware that this will be a complex role. However I am confident that I have the ability and skills to lead a board that will support David Meates and his team of providers at every level of the organisation.
“I have the utmost respect for people working in the health sector – juggling the demands of scarce resources and competing priorities is no easy task. I watched with admiration the extent Canterbury’s wider health sector mobilised to help others during the recent earthquake. It will be a privilege to work alongside such dedicated and talented professionals.
“I look forward to applying my governance experience and strategic skills to the Canterbury District Health Board. I also want to acknowledge the excellent work of outgoing chair Alister James and his board,” says Bruce Matheson.
Also appointed today are Peter Ballantyne, who will be deputy chair, Elizabeth Cunningham who is reappointed, and Susan Wallace. They will join Bruce Matheson and the seven elected members from 6 December 2010.
The elected Board members are Anna Crighton, Andrew Dickerson, Wendy Gilchrist, Aaron Keown, Chris Mene, David Morrell and Dr Olive Webb.
Further
information on appointed Board
members
Bruce Matheson has
spent the past 30 years working for some of Canterbury’s
leading organisations. He was Managing Director of Spanbild
Holdings Ltd (formerly Versatile Buildings Ltd) and was
appointed Managing Director after seven years as an
independent Director. He has been chief executive of Meadow
Mushrooms Ltd and Lyttelton Port Company; managed the
industrial division of Skellerup Industries and was the
Group Financial Director of Donaghys
Industries.
Peter Ballantyne has worked as a chartered accountant for more than 30 years, and is currently a cross-appointed member on both West Coast and Canterbury DHBs. Mr Ballantyne will continue on both boards and be deputy chair on both.
Elizabeth
Cunningham is Research Manager – Maori at the
Otago University's Christchurch School of Medicine. She was
first appointed to the Canterbury DHB in
2007.
Susan Wallace is
cross-appointed from West Coast DHB. Miss Wallace is Manager
of Te Runanga o Makaawhio Inc, and has been an appointed
member of the West Coast Board since 2006. She is chair of
the West Coast DHB's Combined Community and Public Health
and Disability Support Advisory Committee.
ENDS
Canterbury DHB
CDHB
Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) is a Christchurch, New Zealand based hospital and healthcare provider for the
Canterbury region of New Zealand. Our region extends from Kekerengu in the North, to Rangitata in the South and Arthurs Pass in the West and comprises the six Territorial Local Authorities of Kaikoura, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Christchurch City, Selwyn and Ashburton.
We collaborate with other health and disability organisations, stakeholders and our community to decide what health and disability services are needed and how to best use the funding we receive from Government to improve, promote and protect the health, wellbeing and independence of our population.
At the Canterbury DHB, our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Canterbury.
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