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Current Chief Executive

Raelene Castle

Board Members & Appointments

National: 75%Labour: 25%

The appointing party indicates which government made each appointment, not the individual's personal political affiliation.

Megan CampbellChairCurrent
2024-12-16 – PresentNational
Raewyn LovettChairCurrent
2024-12-16 – PresentNational
Duane KaleChairCurrent
2024-12-16 – PresentNational
Robyn CockburnChairCurrent
2024-12-16 – PresentNational
John FisoChairCurrent
2024-12-16 – PresentNational
Sarah Jennifer CourtDeputy ChairCurrent
2019-06-16 – PresentLabour
Elisabeth Patrice WelsonDeputy ChairCurrent
2019-06-16 – PresentLabour
John Lewis CrawfordDeputy ChairCurrent
2019-06-16 – PresentLabour
Farah PalmerChairCurrent
2018-07-02 – PresentLabour
Rowan SimpsonChairCurrent
2018-07-02 – PresentLabour
Darrin SykesChairCurrent3 terms
2018-07-02 – PresentLabour
2017-01-26 – PresentNational
2013-05-13 – 2016-04-30National
Jacqueline BarronChairCurrent2 terms
2017-01-26 – PresentNational
2013-05-13 – 2016-04-30National
Jason ShoebridgeChairCurrent
2017-01-26 – PresentNational
Murray GutryChairCurrent2 terms
Unknown – PresentNational
Unknown – PresentNational
Katie SadleirChairCurrent
Unknown – PresentNational
Paul AllisonChairCurrent
Unknown – PresentNational
Joanna PerryChairCurrent2 terms
Unknown – PresentNational
Unknown – PresentNational
William BirnieChairCurrent
Unknown – PresentNational
Paul CollinsChairCurrent
Unknown – PresentNational

CE Remuneration History

Financial YearChief ExecutiveRemunerationPeriodNotes
2024/25Raelene Castle$447KFull Year-
2023/24Raelene Castle$443KFull Year-
2022/23Raelene Castle$443KFull YearFigure includes a component relating to a job resizing decision

All Chief Executives

Raelene Castle

Unknown – Present

$447K

2024/25

Connections & Funding Flows

(25 relationships)

Current Leadership & Board (23)

John Lewis Crawford(a member and Deputy Chairperson)
Jason Shoebridge(Chair)
Jacqueline Barron(Chair)
Darrin Sykes(Chair)
Raelene Castle(Chief Executive)
Elisabeth Patrice Welson(a member and Deputy Chairperson)
Sarah Jennifer Court(a member and Deputy Chairperson)
Rowan Simpson(Chair)
Murray Gutry(Chair)
Farah Palmer(Chair)
Raewyn Lovett(Chair)
Duane Kale(Chair)
Robyn Cockburn(Chair)
John Fiso(Chair)
Joanna Perry(Board Member)
Darrin Sykes(Chair)
Paul Collins(Chair)
Bill Birnie(Chair)
Joanna Perry(Chair)
Paul Allison(Chair)

Data Source

Remuneration data sourced from Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission. Board appointment data from NZ Gazette