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Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission
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Current Chief Executive
Mladen IvancicBoard Members & Appointments
Labour: 53%National: 47%
The appointing party indicates which government made each appointment, not the individual's personal political affiliation.
2022-10-01 – PresentLabour
2022-02-01 – 2025-01-31(Reappointed)Labour
2019-03-15 – PresentLabour
2017-09-07 – PresentNational
2019-03-15 – PresentLabour
2017-01-26 – PresentNational
2013-03-01 – 2014-12-31
Unknown – Present
Unknown – Present
Unknown – Present
Unknown – Present
Unknown – Present
Unknown – Present
Unknown – Present
Glen KyneMember
2025-12-01 – 2028-11-30National
Sharon MenziesMember
2025-04-07 – 2028-03-31National
Jon KrollMember
2025-01-06 – 2027-12-31National
Graeme MasonChair
2024-08-19 – 2027-07-31National
David WrightMember
2022-11-01 – 2025-10-31Labour
2022-11-01 – 2025-10-31(Reappointed)Labour
2020-02-01 – 2022-10-31Labour
2019-09-01 – 2022-06-30Labour
2016-07-01 – 2019-06-30National
Ngila Dickson ONZMMember
Unknown – 2026-06-30
Amelia (Aimee) McCammonMember
Unknown – 2027-12-31
CE Remuneration History
| Financial Year | Chief Executive | Remuneration | Period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Sharon Menzies | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2026 | Glen Kyne | $17,600 | Part Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2026 | Jon Kroll | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2025 | Pania Gray | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2025 | Sharon Menzies | $17,600 | Part Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2025 | Jon Kroll | $17,600 | Part Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2025 | Graeme Mason | $36,960 | Part Year | Chair fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2025 | Amelia (Aimee) McCammon | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2025 | David Wright | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2025 | Paula Jalfon | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2025 | Ngila Dickson ONZM | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2025 | Alastair Carruthers | $36,960 | Full Year | Chair fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2024 | Anthony Timpson | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2024 | Paula Jalfon | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2024 | David Wright | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2024 | Pania Gray | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2024 | Alastair Carruthers | $36,960 | Full Year | Chair fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2023 | Paula Jalfon | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2023 | David Wright | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2023 | Pania Gray | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2023 | Alastair Carruthers | $36,960 | Full Year | Chair fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2023 | Anthony Timpson | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2023 | David Strong | $538,700+ | Part Year + Settlement | Departed Aug 2022. Total payout: $438,700 severance + ~$100,000 paid leave + pro-rata salary. Total package exceeded $500,000. |
| FY2022 | Kerry Prendergast | $32,000 | Part Year | Chair fee (Cabinet Fees Framework Group 3a Level 4) |
| FY2022 | Tom Greally | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2022 | Paula Jalfon | $17,600 | Part Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2022 | David Strong | $340,000 - $349,000 | Part Year | Annual salary rate. Started July 2021. Total package upon departure (Aug 2022) included $438,700 severance and ~$100,000 paid leave. |
| FY2022 | Anthony Timpson | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2021 | Anthony Timpson | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2021 | Kerry Prendergast | $32,000 | Full Year | Chair fee (Cabinet Fees Framework Group 3a Level 4) |
| FY2021 | Tom Greally | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2020 | Anthony Timpson | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2020 | Tom Greally | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2020 | Kerry Prendergast | $32,000 | Full Year | Chair fee (Cabinet Fees Framework Group 3a Level 4) |
| FY2019 | Tom Greally | $17,600 | Full Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| FY2018 | Tom Greally | $17,600 | Part Year | Board member fee (Cabinet Fees Framework) |
| 2024/25 | Anne Murray | $107K | Part Year | - |
| 2023/24 | Anne Murray | $346K | Full Year | - |
| 2022/23 | Mladen IvancicActing | $285K | Part Year | - |
| 2022/23 | Mladen IvancicActing | $81K | Part Year | - |
All Chief Executives
Mladen Ivancic
Unknown – Present
$285K
2022/23
Anne Murray
Unknown – Present
$107K
2024/25
David Strong
2021-07-12 – 2022-08-31
$538,700+
FY2023
Connections & Funding Flows
(28 relationships)Current Leadership & Board (14)
Chris Hampson(Board Member)
Tom Greally(Board Member)
Mladen Ivancic(Chief Executive)
Anne Murray(Chief Executive)
Paula Jalfon(Board Member)
Paula Jalfon(Board Member)
Anthony Timpson(Board Member)
Chris Hampson(Board Member)
Andrew Cornwell(Board Member)
Patricia Reddy(a member and chair; Rhiannon McKinnon)
Alastair Carruthers(Chair)
Cameron Harland(Board Member)
Charles Holmes Finny(a member and chair; Rhiannon McKinnon)
Cameron Harland(members of the New Zealand Film Commission for a term of office from 16 September 2013 to 31 August 2016)
Data Source
Remuneration data sourced from Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission. Board appointment data from NZ Gazette