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Richard Beddie (Chairman)
Richard has a business background, having owned a number of businesses over the last 15 years. He has a Bachelors degree in statistics and a Masters in Business Administration. He is currently CEO of Fitness New Zealand and speaks internationally on health & wellness trends. Richard has a passion for sustainable business growth and believes in a collaborative approach to business. Richard has been Chair of Skills Active for seven years.
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Hinemaua Rikirangi
Iwi: Ngati Ranginui, Ngati Hako
Hinemaua has a breadth of involvement in the sporting, education, local government and Maori community sectors, and has been employed in Iwi liaison positions, as well as serving on school Boards of Trustees, Kohanga Reo, and Kura Kaupapa Maori. Hinemaua lives and resides in the Tauranga Moana area and is actively involved with local Marae, Hapu and Iwi activities, including project managing the Ngati Ranginui Iwi Raupatu claims. Previously employed by NZQA, Hinemaua’s key role was to assist to develop quality management systems, policies and procedures of organisations within the Tertiary sector. Hinemaua’s career also encompasses events management and coordination, a representative on several sports and youth related community trusts, aerobics instructing and coaching junior sports teams, television presenting and developing a Maori sports language series for Maori Television. Hinemaua has served on the Skills Active Board for four years.
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Butch Bradley
Iwi: Rangitane, Ngati Rarua, Ngati Kinohaku
Butch has a background as a Management Consultant and Facilitator, specialising in organisational development for number of companies and government agencies. He also worked extensively with iwi in the top of the South Island focusing on trustee training and business development. In 2006 Butch was employed by Skills Active for two and a half years as the National Operations Manager. During this time he worked with the management and staff to develop new organisational strategies for the sector Nga Mahi a te Rehia. Butch resides in Nelson and is the Commercial and Marketing Manager for Tasman Rugby Union. He is also and active Advisor/Director for a number of Trusts/Companies including Rangitane o Kaituna, Rangitane ki Wairau, Success Performance Solutions, Marlborough Nelson Treasured Pathway, Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast Lottery Committee and is Chairman of Te Ara a Maui the Maori Regional Tourism body that covers the Marlborough, Nelson, Wellington, Kapiti, Horowhenua and Wairarapa regions.
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Grant Davidson
Grant is currently Chief Executive of the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand which has centres near Tongariro National Park and on Great Barrier Island. He has a PhD in Risk Management from the Department of Management Studies at Waikato University, a Masters in Education from the University of Minnesota (USA), and a BSc in Physics and Applied Maths from Auckland University. He is also a trained and certified teacher. Grant is Deputy Chair of Outdoors New Zealand and is a life member (and current President) of the New Zealand Outdoor Instructors Association. Grant still follows an active lifestyle and is an active orienteer. He is married with three young children and lives on a lifestyle block near Taupo. Grant has been a member of the Skills Active Board for seven years.
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Andrew Gunn
Andrew has had business experience in the hospitality and entertainment industries. Andrew has from Auckland University a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics, and an MBA from Canterbury University. He has a particular interest is in developing strategic planning processes and uses his creative and innovative abilities to support Skills Active Aotearoa. One key area of work is to strengthen the organisation’s capability in all its sectors and in bringing real and valued training outcomes to industry. Andrew is active within the ITF forum and in the role of Executive Director is currently the acting CE of Skills Active Aotearoa. He has been working in the organisation since July 2009 to ensure a robust transition process to a Chief Executive. Andrew has now been elected to a third term as a director.
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Sam Napia
Iwi: Ngapuhi, Ngati Kauwhata
Sam has a senior management and director background in both the private and public sectors. He is the former Chief Executive of the Hauraki Maori Trust Board and has extensive experience in working with Maori organisations. Sam currently works in local government, an industry with which he has been associated for more than 21 years. His local government experience includes a recent overseas stint as the Chief Executive of a council in Australia’s Northern Territory. Sam was elected to the Skills Active Board in May 2007.
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Brendon Rope Brendon’s industry background has included working with Regional Sports Trust, regional sports organisations, national sports organisations, Polytechnics, recreation providers, and currently for his own training and development consultancy. He has previously been employed in a client liaison role with Skills Active. Brendon has been Chair of the New Zealand Recreation Association’s Auckland/Northland Region and is currently Treasurer for NZRA’s Midland Region. He has a Bachelor of Leisure Studies from the University of Waikato. Brendon was elected to the Skills Active Board in May 2007 and he sees his role as a Skills Active Board member enabling him to further support the direction of our vibrant, health focused and energetic industry. Brendon lives in Napier with his wife and first child. Brendon was elected to the Skills Active Board in May 2007 |
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