People on the Move

Perpetual Portfolio Management adds to its team
12 Mar, 11:14am
Tracey-Lee Pettifer has joined Perpetual Portfolio Management (PPM) in the role of Head of Adviser Services. Pettifer was previously with AMP running the investment product team and before then ran the adviser support team with ASB... More »

Two new board members for Meat and Wool NZ
12 Mar, 9:00am
Two directors Kirsten Bryant and Anne Munro have been elected to the Meat and Wool New Zealand board, displacing men already involved in the industry's power structures... More »

Founder resigns from smart metering company
10 Mar, 10:16pm
The founder of smart metering company Pulse Utilities, James Martin, intends to retire from the company's board on March 31... More »

New MD at Milford Asset Management
10 Mar, 10:07pm
Milford Asset Management has created a new managing director position which has been taken up by Anthony Quirk... More »

Sky City loses a director
8 Mar, 8:43pm
Jane Freeman has resigned as a director at Sky City Entertainment (NZX:SKC)... More »

Changing of the guard at OMFinancial
8 Mar, 3:39pm
OMFinancial is proud to announce that Kevin O'Sullivan has been promoted to the role of Head of Financial Markets.  He will be managing the Private Client desks in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.  ... More »

Fyfe joins up with 42 Below founders
7 Mar, 10:13pm
Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe has joined the board of the body, bath and home fragrance provider backed by the founders of 42 Below... More »

New manager appointed for SBS Bank Blenheim
4 Mar, 2:10pm
SBS Bank has appointed Phil Gausel as the new manager of its Blenheim branch... More »

Bayleys makes appointments for new business strategy
2 Mar, 6:55pm
Bayleys Real Estate has appointed two senior business valuations specialists to its operations as part of its new business strategy to increase the scope of professional services to the commercial, industrial and retail property sectors... More »

Flying changes at airlines
2 Mar, 6:47pm
Virgin Blue Holdings has appointed John Borghetti as its new chief executive officer and managing director from next Monday... More »

New senior associate for Simpson Grierson
2 Mar, 6:42pm
Simpson Grierson has appointed Amanda Frazis as a new senior associate in its Auckland commercial litigation group... More »

TV3 pinches key TVNZ exec
1 Mar, 10:33pm
TV3’s owner MediaWorks has poached one of TVNZ’s key bosses to head up its two television channels... More »

Morgan and two others join Fairfax board
1 Mar, 10:30pm
Fairfax Media has appointed three new directors to the board including Trade Me founder Sam Morgan... More »

Diligent gets new chairman
1 Mar, 10:23pm
Diligent Board Member Services (NZX:DIL) has elected David Liptak as its new chairman, replacing Rick Bettle who has held the role since May 2008... More »

Securities Commission director resigns
1 Mar, 1:18pm
Securities Commission Director, Primary Markets Kathryn Rogers has resigned after over 10 years with the Commission and leaves at the end of February... More »

Sir John Anderson to become chairman of PGG Wrightson
26 Feb, 12:51pm
Sir John Anderson, who has had a distinguished career in business and community service in New Zealand, is to join the Board of PGG Wrightson and become chairman of the company. Sir John's appointment is one of a series of changes to the Board... More »

Buddle Findlay appoints six senior associates
16 Feb, 4:29pm
Law firm Buddle Findlay has appointed six senior associates... More »

Top tech lawyer joins Copyright Tribunal
15 Feb, 4:35pm
Commerce Minister Simon Power has today announced the appointment of Peter Dengate-Thrush to the Copyright Tribunal for a term of five years... More »

Brugh appointed as Macquarie investment adviser
12 Feb, 4:34pm
Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed Cameron Brugh as an investment adviser in its Auckland office... More »

Nuplex names Boral executive Severin as CEO, replacing long-serving Hirst
4 Feb, 10:30am
Nuplex Industries named Boral Ltd. executive Emery Severin as CEO, replacing long-serving John Hirst and marking the completion of a changing of the guard at the specialty chemicals maker... More »

Cavalier signs former AIA CEO
1 Feb, 1:09pm
Former Auckland Airport chief executive Don Huse has joined the board of Cavalier as an independent non-executive director... More »

New chief for Affco
30 Jan, 8:41am
Meat company Affco Holdings has named Hamish Simson as its new chief executive... More »

PRC gets new counsel
29 Jan, 3:36pm
Pyne Gould Corporation (NZX:PGC) has announced the appointment of Michael Jonas as Group General Counsel, leading PGC's legal needs across the Group... More »

Renaissance Corporation announces new CFO
28 Jan, 4:46pm
Renaissance Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Shaun Rendell as chief financial officer... More »

Harcourts looks to grow up north
28 Jan, 10:54am
Harcourts New Zealand has appointed realtor Jackie Maw as Franchise Development Manager for the group’s Northern region, which encompasses the area from Pukekohe North... More »

Spotless adds another company secretary
21 Jan, 3:59pm
Spotless Group has announced the appointment of Sharyn Page as company secretary... More »

NZRC appoints a new company secretary
21 Jan, 3:57pm
The New Zealand Refining Company (NZRC) has announced the appointment of Denise Jensen as company secretary following the resignation of Dennis Martin... More »

Longstanding Powerco chief financial officer retires
21 Jan, 3:55pm
Powerco's long standing chief financial officer Elanga Ekanayake is retiring and Dennis Martin has been appointed to take his place... More »

Matthew Wood opens executive search firm
12 Jan, 2:36pm
Matthew Wood has opened an executive search firm in Auckland with a focus on senior appointments called Matthew Wood Search (MWS)... More »

Andrew Barney takes over as MBA director
12 Jan, 2:33pm
Successful businessman Andrew Barney says he is looking forward to taking on his latest challenge as the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) director at Massey University... More »

DFC veteran Sandy Maier named CEO of South Canterbury Finance
29 Dec, 1:20pm
South Canterbury Finance, whose shareholder was forced to inject funds and underwrite bad loans last year, named statutory management veteran Sandy Maier as chief executive... More »

New president for NZ Society of Actuaries
9 Dec, 2:51pm
Bernie Higgins has been elected as president of the New Zealand Society of Actuaries for 2010... More »

TrustPower names Hydro Tasmania Hawksworth as CEO, replacing Tempest
7 Dec, 2:50pm
TrustPower Ltd, the utility controlled by Infratil Ltd, named Hydro Tasmania executive Vince Hawksworth as chief executive, replacing Keith Tempest... More »

Two new appointments strengthen Hirepool
20 Nov, 10:57am
New Zealand's leading rental solutions provider, Hirepool, has strengthened its position in the South Island with two important new signings... More »

Hallenstein's troubleshooter resigns
9 Nov, 9:40am
Roy Dillon resigned as acting chief of clothing chain operator Hallenstein Glasson Holdings having previously steered the clothing chain’s menswear division through the recession... More »

Hellaby taps John Maasland as chairman, replacing Falconer
6 Nov, 1:20pm
Hellaby Holdings Ltd., the diversified investment group whose shares have recovered from the record low reached in March, named John Maasland as chairman, effective immediately... More »

OceanaGold names Nyrstar's Bibby as CEO, Engelbrecht reverts to CFO
5 Nov, 11:30am
OceanaGold Corp., which operates goldmines at Macraes and Reefton, named Nyrstar’s Paul Bibby as chief executive, gaining a metallurgist whose experience includes 23 years at Rio Tinto... More »

ANZ National names Nick Freeman as CFO, creates new role of chief credit officer
5 Nov, 11:10am
ANZ National, New Zealand’s biggest banking group, named Nick Freeman as chief financial officer and announced the creation of a new role of chief credit officer... More »

Botherway joins DNZ Property Fund board
3 Nov, 2:58pm
DNZ Property Fund has appointed former high profile fund manager and shareholder advocate Simon Botherway, as an Independent Director... More »

New chief executive for NZ King Salmon
3 Nov, 2:40pm
New Zealand King Salmon chief executive Paul Steere has stood down after 15 years strong stewardship to pursue other business interests... More »

McKinnon adds to his directorships
3 Nov, 2:30pm
Colin McKinnon is now the executive director of two investment associations as he joins Angel Association New Zealand... More »