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Aka ArthurAka Arthur, of Ngati Toa, hasbeen a resident of Porirua forover 60 years.He is a kaumatua for the RoyalNew Zealand Police College(since 2000), a member ofthe Conservation Board andof the Aratahi (the MaoriRegional RepresentativeGroup of the WellingtonRegional Council) and onthe Kaiwhaka Manua for theDepartment of Courts.Dennis SharmanDennis owns and operatesSharman Consulting Limiteda consultancy companythat delivers comprehensivetechnology services tosmall and medium sizedbusinesses. Dennis has justcompleted his term as Chairof the board of New ZealandInstitute of Technologies.Dennis holds a number ofDirectorships, includinggovernment appointmentsto the Combined Council ofWhitireia and WelTec and isalso a founding member ofthe Board of Mana Tiaki.Dr Kabini SangaKabini Sanga is an AssociateProfessor of Education inthe Faculty of Educationat Victoria University ofWellington. He holdsa Doctor of Philosophyfrom the University ofSasketchewan,Canada.He did his early universityeducation at the Universityof South Pacific, Fiji. He hasheld a number of senior rolesin education, including beingthe Director of the Institute ofEducation of the University ofthe South Pacific; the Directorand Chief Executive Officer ofthe Solomon Islands Collegeof Education, and the ChiefEducation Officer, SolomonIslands Ministry of Education.Peter SteelPeter has an economic andengineering backgroundhaving worked for over25 years as a ConsultingEngineer, becoming aPrincipal and TechnicalDirector for Beca.He has strong commercial,governance and managementexperience from his workactivities as well as aperiod as President ofthe Wellington RegionalChamber of Commerce. Heis currently General Manager- Engineering & Standardsfor the Infrastructure andEngineering division ofKiwiRail.Gregory FortuinGregory Fortuin (Porirua)is a company director andFamilies Commissioner. Heis a former Race RelationsConciliator and previouslyserved as a director of NewZealand Post, Kiwibank, ACC(Investment Committee Chair),Catalyst Injury Management(Chair)and Industry NewZealand. Gregory came toNew Zealand in 1991 asthe Managing Director ofNational Mutual CorporateSuper Services Limited, wasalso a Crown-Trustee and themeeting chair of the CrownForest Rental Trust.He was the FoundingChairman of the Youth SuicideAwareness Trust and servedon the Boards of PrisonFellowship New Zealandand Youth for Christ. He ispresently the Chair of StreetsAhead 237 in Porirua.NancyMcIntosh-WardNancy holds an MBA andis a Chartered Accountantand has extensive financial,management, commercial,governance, tertiary educationand marketing experience.Nancy is a member of theInstitute of Directors.Ron WilkinsonRon Wilkinson (Kapiti) isthe director of ManagementAnswers, consultants in mediaand marketing. He has abackground in radio and hasbeen active in business andcommunity activities in Kapitifor almost 20 years. In 2008he was presented with a CivicAward by the Kapiti CoastDistrict Council.In addition, he was awardeda 1990 Medal for servicesto broadcasting by theQueen, in recognition of hisprevious work with Radio NewZealand. He is a former NewZealand radio broadcasterof the year. A former boardmember, fellow and graduateof the New Zealand Collegeof Management, he hasdesigned and led workshopson many topics includingmanagement and media andworked extensively in Vietnam,Malaysia, the United States ofAmerica, Australia and variouscountries in the South Pacific.Peter PrestonPeter Preston has an earlybackground in civil engineering(BE) followed by a strongcommercial backgroundincluding senior managementroles in BP New Zealand Limitedand directorships in relatedcompanies. Heis a professionalcompany director anda Fellowof the Institute of Directorsandthe Institution of ProfessionalEngineers New Zealand.Suzanne SnivelyONZMSuzanne, formerly a partnerat PricewaterhouseCoopersin Wellington, is the ManagingDirector of strategic andeconomic advice company,MoreMedia Enterprises.Suzanne is appointed to theHealth Research Council bythe Minister of Health TonyRyall and Chairs the AgriwomenDevelopment Trust andTransparency International.She is Chief Judge of theElectra Business Awards.Previous directorships includedthe Reserve Bank of NewZealand. She is a member ofthe Institute of Directors andthe New Zealand Associationof Economists. Suzanne wasawarded the Fulbright andReserve Bank scholarships andwas honoured by the Queenalong with 100 women with aWomen’s Suffrage medal.Vaughan RennerVaughan has an MBA, andscience and engineeringqualifications. He runs his ownbusinesses and has strongcommercial, strategic planningand IT skills.Vaughan has a backgroundin governance (currentlyincluding; The EmployersChamber of Commerce Central,Business NZ, and StandardsNew Zealand). He is a memberof the Institute of Directors.Chief Executive’s PerformanceAppraisal CommitteeAlan Barker – ChairGregory FortuinPeter PrestonRoger SowryRisk and AuditCommitteeVaughan Renner – ChairNancy McIntosh-WardDennis SharmanRon WilkinsonWelTec Connect LtdPeter Steel – Chair (Until February 2012)Dennis Sharman – Chair (From February 2012)Nancy McIntosh-WardSuzanne SnivelyLe Cordon BleuNew Zealand Institute(Directors)Linda Sissons– WelTec Chief ExecutiveAndre Cointreau– President and CEO ofLe Cordon Bleu InternationalPaul McElroy– UCOL Chief ExecutiveCampus DevelopmentCommitteePeter Steel – ChairGregory FortuinVaughan RennerKabini Sanga2012 ANNUAL REPORT | 9