Tuesday 7th April 2009 |
Text too small? |
Brash joins the board of Transpower, the national grid company, while former head of the Commerce Commission, Paul Rebstock, will become deputy chair of Quotable New Zealand and former Labour Deputy Prime Minister Michael Cullen, who announced his retirement from politics yesterday, will join the NZ Post board.
Cullen's elevation by a National-led Government almost mirrors Labour's alacrity in using former National Prime Minister Jim Bolger on the boards of Post and Kiwibank. Cullen expects to become deputy chair from October 1.
Cullen's retirement from politics ends a career that started when he first enterered Parliament for the Dunedin electorate, St Kilda, in 1981. He clashed with the then Finance Minister Roger Douglas, only to adopt Douglas's fiscal rectitude as an article of faith once he took that post himself in the 1990-99 Helen Clark government.
Ironically, Roger Douglas outlasts Cullen, having been re-elected to Parliament for the ACT Party at the 2008 election after more than a decade in retirement. Cullen will pursue consulting roles with several prominent iwi, including Waikato-Tainui and Tuwharetoa, as they continue to pursue land claims.
Among other key changes to SOE boards announced today include:
No comments yet
Devon Funds Morning Note - 06 May 2024
EROAD FY24 Results and Webinar Details
thl reduces FY24 NPAT guidance
May 6th Morning Report
Spark New Zealand appoints new director to the Spark Board
AFT to announce full year results on May 23 2024
CRP - Korella North Takes Another Two Steps Forward
May 3rd Morning Report
ASB workers to strike as bank proposes an effective pay cut
Rising tides, sinking stocks: study explores cost of climate change