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Navigating the governance landscape as a new or emerging director can be challenging, but what are some of the obstacles for Pacific leaders who want to add value to New Zealand boards?
Join the talanoa to find out what boards and recruiters are looking for when screening applications for board roles, including how to leverage your Pasifika perspective, identify your core skill set, and maximise interview opportunities and networking to bring your unique voice to the boardroom.
Following the recruitment panel, we will also be launching our Tautua Pasifika Mentoring Programme pilot. The programme provides a platform for aspiring Pasifika leaders who wish to grow their governance career and learn from some of our more experienced, leading directors and in turn, contribute their diverse perspectives to the governance landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Rob is one of New Zealand’s leading professional directors, with more than 40 years’ experience in capital markets and as director and advisor to local and international businesses and organisations. He is committed to seeing Aotearoa take a leadership role in the field of emissions lowering energy innovation and commercialisation, and is passionate about improving diversity and inclusion, promoting sustainability as a core value, and creating equality in the organisations he is involved with.
Trained as an economist and holding degrees of BA (Hons)(1st) and M.Phil. (Economics) Rob joined the union movement in the 1970s and became a member of the Federation of Labour and Labour Party executives.
Rob is the Chancellor of Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau (Auckland University of Technology), Chair of Ara Ake, Chair of NZ Rural Land Co, and Advisor to BBM. He has served as the Chair of various private companies and public organisations including Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, SkyCity Entertainment Group Ltd, Summerset Group Ltd, Tourism Holdings Ltd, and WEL Networks Ltd.
In 2019, Rob was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) and is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors (CFinstD). He was recognised as a Distinguished Alumni of Victoria University (Te Herenga Waka) in 2019.
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Sina was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2022, for services to governance. A Pacific woman of Samoan, German and English descent she has over 25 years working in the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors in governance and executive roles.
Sina is committed to developing the leadership, governance and strategic capability of individuals, organisations and communities. As Tangata Tiriti (Tangata Moana), Sina believes we must honour Te Ao Māori, uphold the principles of Te Tiriti, and support equitable outcomes for Māori. She is also passionate about contributing to the success of Pasifika peoples and communities in Aotearoa.
For 8 years, Sina was the Chief Executive of Leadership New Zealand - an organisation that contributes to the capacity and capability of diverse leaders across community, public and private sectors. She helped to develop and launch the Mana Moana Experience during this time - a leadership journey for peoples from the Moana. Prior to that, she was the founding Chief Executive of the National Pacific Radio Trust (that established the Pacific Media Network and NiuFM).
Sina has broad and diverse governance experience on a range of boards and trusts over the last two decades. She is currently the Chair for the Centre for Pacific Languages (CPL), on Radio New Zealand’s Board of Governors, a trustee on Emerge Aotearoa, a trustee on the NZ Opera Foundation, and a founding trustee of the Pacific Music Awards Trust. Sina just completed a 4-year term on the AUT University Council.
Alan Cassidy is the Manager of Governance Services and Consulting at the Institute of Directors.
Alan has over 30 years experience in the field of human resources, people development and organisational change across both the public sector and private sector. His career includes spells as a consultant for organisations such as Accenture and as Head of Human Resources at the Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Justice and five years at New Zealand Police where he worked in the area of leadership development, talent management, recruitment, employee engagement and cultural change.
He has extensive experience in recruitment and talent management including managing the local operation of a recruitment agency and leading large internal recruitment functions in a range of organisations including the recruitment of senior leaders.
Alan was born in Wellington and has a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma in Business Studies (Training and Development), and a post graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Management).
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Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau is an experienced independent strategic and business director for FaceNorth Promotions, overseeing key relationships in the public and private sectors internationally, including across the Pacific region. Her broad commercial experience includes numerous projects between New Zealand and the Pacific relating to trade and investment promotion and facilitation, international research expeditions, public relations, marketing management, government and NGO advisory.
She is an independent director for Habitat for Humanity NZ, Activate Education Group Ltd, Deputy Chair for Ember Wellbeing Trust and Chair of WEL Energy Trust. Rachel holds various NGO governance roles in the social housing, mental health and business and economic development spaces and is highly engaged in international global Church governance through the World Evangelical Alliance.
Rachel also delivers consultative management services to a national NGO that addresses family wellbeing, prevention of violence and child abuse across New Zealand and has passion to advance Pacific economic development regionally. Rachel is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors NZ and sits on the Waikato Committee for IoD.
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Meleane Burgess is a Chartered Member of the NZ Institute of Directors. She is an Accountant and Managing Director of Dynamic Advisory Limited.
Meleane is an Independent Director on the Public Trust Board, Council Member at the University of Waikato, Member of the Pacific Reference Group for the Ministry of Social Development, Director of Mapu Maia Ltd, and a Trustee of Mahi Mihinare – Anglican Action.
Meleane was a future director on the NZ Post Board and in 2021 was part of the Institute of Directors Mentoring for Diversity programme. She won the Pacific Governance Leader and Rising Governance Star awards at the 2022 Women in Governance Awards and was recognised as a Pacific Woman in Business at the 2023 Waikato Pacific Business Excellence awards. She is currently part of the 2024 Breakthrough Leaders Programme with Global Women.
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Litia Brighouse-Fuavao
Diversity Programmes Manager
+64 274 447 371
Litia.Brighouse-Fuavao@iod.org.nz
The Institute of Directors acknowledges the generous support of national partners and sponsors
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