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Executive List
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| Dick Hubbard |
| Chairman, Hubbard Foods Limited |
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| Tim Lusk |
Chief Executive, Meridian Energy Limited
Tim graduated from Canterbury University with an Honours degree in Electrical Engineering. His career has spanned the New Zealand electricity, infrastructure project management and telecommunications industries.
He has operated at General Manager level for the last 26 years in the Ministry of Energy, McConnell Dowell International, Power New Zealand, Transpower and Telecom NZ.
While with McConnell Dowell, Tim was seconded to Transpower as the Project Director for the HVDC Pole 2 upgrade.
Tim held the position of General Manager Transmission Services for three years at Transpower during which time he was Transpower’s representative on the team developing the wholesale market design in 1996 – the start of the wholesale spot electricity market. Tim was then General Manager Industry Relations and represented Transpower in the development of the grid security rules – the Multilateral Agreement on Common Quality Standards.
He was formerly a Director on the Meridian Energy Board for three years and a member of the NZ Regional Advisory Panel for Transfield Ltd.
Prior to taking up his current role as Chief Executive of Meridian Energy in May 2008, he was CEO of The Marram Trust Ltd and a consultant in Major Infrastructure Project Implementation.
Tim is experienced at an executive level in setting up and leading complex businesses to perform in demanding commercial and regulatory environments. He has a deep interest in the development of people and transformational leadership in business enterprise. |
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| Graeme Norton |
Director, 3R Group Limited
Graeme Norton is co-owner and director of 3R Group Limited.
3R specialise in product stewardship, helping individual companies and industries to take a “whole of life” or “cradle to cradle” approach to products. In 5 short and hectic years, 3R has grown to have a leadership role in product stewardship in New Zealand.
3R has developed and now manages and delivers the award winning Resene PaintWise and Agrecovery (primary sector) programmes in New Zealand. More programmes are in development.
The owners and staff at 3R are passionate about their work, their culture of achievement, and success. 3R is intimately involved in its local community and proves it is able to run a national business (with international prospects) from sunny Hawke’s Bay. 3R was the Supreme Award winner in the HB Chamber of Commerce Business Awards in 2008.
Graeme’s background is banking (don’t lynch him!), business fixing and, more recently in waste, recycling and sustainability. His involvements include being a Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce Councillor, on the Central Region Board of Sustainable Business Network, and the Executive Committee of NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development. He used to be a competitive, mature cyclist but admits to slowing down of late! |
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| Sean Bignell |
BA, MBA, ACPA
Chief Executive, Hobsonville Land Company Limited
Sean was appointed CE of the Hobsonville Land Company in January 2006. His previous role as a general manager with the Government of South Australia’s Land Management Corporation included responsibility for two large-scale private:public partnership projects, comparable to the Hobsonville Point development, namely:
* Mawson Lakes, as a member of the joint venture Board, the development encompassed over 4,000 residences, a commercial and retail centre, schools, connections to an existing university, a water-reclamation and re-use system, a substantial transport hub and held a business development role within the adjacent Technology Park; and
* The Port Waterfront redevelopment, having led the initial legal and commercial arrangements and then chaired the founding JV Board. The development comprises; remediating an existing disused dock side industrial area, developing an active waterfront with around 2,000 residences plus retail, commercial, marinas, and activation through “place-making”.
His property experience in Australia began in the late 1980’s, with a senior finance role for a private sector commercial and industrial builder and developer. In later years, it included appointments as chairman and company director of private Adelaide-based construction and IT infrastructure companies. |
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| Mark Gilbert |
Managing Director of BMW Group New Zealand
BMW Group New Zealand includes both the BMW and MINI vehicle brands. Mark has worked in the automotive industry for more than 20 years and his experience includes establishing and leading the local subsidiary of the BMW Group in the Philippines.
Mark represents the BMW Group New Zealand on the Executive Committee of the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development and as a member of the New Zealand Motor Industry Association.
Mark has experience in sales, marketing and management with the New Zealand arm of various global brands including Volvo, Sanyo and Shell. |
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| Nick Collins |
General Manager, Beacon Pathway Limited
Nick has headed Beacon Pathway since 2004. Beacon is a research consortium working to find affordable, attractive ways to make New Zealand’s homes more sustainable: warmer, healthier, cheaper to run and kinder to the environment. The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology matches funding from Beacon’s shareholding partners: BRANZ, Scion, New Zealand Steel, Waitakere City Council and Fletcher Building.
Nick brings 20 years’ experience in the building and construction industry, and in-depth knowledge of the latest building research. He is responsible for developing a clear strategic plan to drive sustainability in the residential built environment. Nick works with stakeholders from central and local government, industry, infrastructure and consumer groups to facilitate and encourage wider change.
Beacon’s research focuses on improving the whole of a home’s performance: energy, water, indoor environment and materials. It is being tested in the large-scale HomeSmart Renovation project which aims to improve New Zealand’s existing housing stock. The learnings from this project and other work are underpinning the development of a residential rating tool for New Zealand by a joint venture between Beacon, BRANZ and the New Zealand Green Building Council.
Originally a geographer with an MA (Hons) from Canterbury University, Nick has worked largely in the building products market for a range of organisations varying in size from US based Fortune 200 company, large New Zealand corporates, and four years with his own company. During this time he was instrumental in setting up a National Trade Training Qualification for roof tilers. In the mid 1990s he returned to the University of Auckland to complete an MBA to develop his financial and commercial skills.
Nick contributed to Auckland City Council’s Mayoral Sustainability Taskforce in 2006, and oversaw the development of a web-based guide to sustainable building (www.smarterhomes.org.nz) for the Ministry for the Environment.
Nick is married to Sarah and they have a daughter and two sons. Nick is an avid gardener and fisherman. |
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| Brett Tomkins |
Audit Partner - Deloitte
Brett is an audit partner based in the Deloitte Auckland office. He primarily focuses on financial statement audit and has undertaken assurance and advisory related work in respect of sustainability. He has a wide range of experience across a number of sectors, and somewhat of a unique set of skills around the energy sector from the UK where he worked with the likes of National Grid plc, Centrica plc, water regulator OFWAT and electricity regulator OFGEM.
In New Zealand he considers himself very fortunate to work with iconic kiwi clients such as Air New Zealand and Rank Group. Over the past 17 years of his career he has approached each engagement as an opportunity to learn everything there is to know not only about auditing but also a client’s business. Brett has the view that it is difficult to be truly effective as an auditor or business advisor unless you know as much as you can about their environment and their people.
Brett is married to Sharon, and they have 3 children, Josiah, Samuel and Annia. In his spare time, Brett likes to spend time going for family walks, and is an active member of church. |
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| Mark Drury |
Deputy Chair, NZBCSD (Large Enterprises)
Chief Executive of URS New Zealand Limited
Mark Drury is the Chief Executive of URS New Zealand Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of URS Corporation.
He has over 30 years’ experience in civil works associated with a wide range of projects, with areas of expertise covering project management, and civil engineering design and construction. Appointed to his current role as Chief Executive of URS in 2000, he complements this role with extensive management skills and experience and expert technical knowledge. Mark is a member of the Institute of Professional Engineers and a member of the New Zealand Institute of Management.
URS provides engineering and environmental expertise to people and projects in communities and business across New Zealand, Asia Pacific, and in other parts of the world as many of our professionals have sought after international experience. With around 300 staff in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington and Christchurch, URS is dedicated to delivering technically excellent, sustainable, cost-effective and innovative solutions tailored to specific project and client needs.
URS produced its 7th triple bottom line report in 2008 entitled ‘The Things We Value’. Through reporting, URS demonstrates to its stakeholders an ongoing commitment to performance improvement across the multiple dimensions of its business operation. |
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| Steve Bonnici |
Deputy Chair, NZBCSD (SMEs)
Managing Director, Urgent Couriers Limited
Steve started in the transport industry in 1983 and formed Urgent Couriers in 1989, specialising in on-demand courier services. Its head office is in Auckland, New Zealand, and is the largest privately owned courier company in New Zealand. Steve has an MBA from the University of Auckland.
It was whilst studying for an MBA in 1997 that Steve first started thinking about the environmental impact of the family’s courier company. Intrigued that of a two-year course, only a weekend was devoted to environmental management, Steve took up the challenge and set about improving the company’s environmental performance.
When Urgent Couriers embarked on its first sustainability report, Steve believed that its key sustainability issue was the 1100 tonnes of CO2 that the fleet emits each year. However, writing the report focused his attention on the financial sustainability of contractors in the courier industry causing a high turnover bankruptcy rate in the workforce.
Steve started as a contracted courier and understands the pressures that individual contractors face each day. Initiatives that Urgent Couriers has introduced to maintain the viability of its contractors has lead to a reduction in turnover and an increase in service standards, which, in turn, has resulted in a better bottom line for the organisation.
Urgent Couriers joined the Auckland Environment Business Network in 1997, and was invited to be a member of the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development (NZBCSD) in 2000. Since joining the NZBCSD, Urgent Couriers has been an active participant in a number of projects including Sustainability Reporting (Urgent Couriers’ first report was published 2001 with the second in 2008), Climate Change Opportunities, Youth Employment, Sustainable Supply Chain, Sustainable Transport and Social Sustainability.
Steve was a member of an international panel of transport NGOs, and academic experts that developed the Transport and Logistics sector supplement for the Global Reporting Initiative during 2004/05.
Steve is married with three sons. He is a keen skier, and completed the 2004 Taupo Iron Man. |
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| Rob Fenwick |
Co-founder Living Earth Limited
Rob is a founder and director of Living Earth Limited, a nationwide organic waste recovery and composting company with operations in Auckland and Christchurch, and has been involved in many aspects of resource recovery and waste minimisation. He is Chairman of the NZ Waste Advisory Board.
He is also Chairman of Antarctica New Zealand, BNZ Save the Kiwi Trust , Deputy Chairman of TVNZ, and a member of the Boards of carboNZero and Air NZ Environment Trust. He was formerly Chairman of Landcare Research, and Chancellor of the Order of St John.
Rob is a founding member and executive councillor of the NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development.
He was appointed Companion of the NZ Order of Merit in 2008 and was one of North & South Magazine’s New Zealanders of the Year in 2001. |
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| Bob Field |
Chairman, NZBCSD
Currently Chairman of Toyota New Zealand, a director of KiwiRail, and Chairman of a private funds management company.
Bob has 40 years international experience in the motor industry, including 25 years as the CEO of Toyota New Zealand. Bob has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Canterbury University and post graduate qualifications in accounting and corporate governance.
Bob was a founding member of the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development and has been a trustee of the World Wide Fund for Nature for the past 25 years, including past service on the WWF International Board in Switzerland and Chair of the local branch. He is also an alumnus member of NZ Business Roundtable.
He is a former President of the NZ Motor Industry Association, and has served on boards of many national organisations associated with finance, road safety, employment, and business excellence. He has also been a key supporter / advisor to New Zealand teams participating in the America’s Cup for the past two decades.
In 1990, Bob was awarded the Queen’s 1990 Commemorative Medal for services to New Zealand, and in 2001 was appointed as an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to the Motor Industry. |
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| Doug Heffernan |
Chif Executive, Mighty River Power
Mighty River Power is the fourth largest electricity generator and owner of Mercury Energy, the third largest energy retailer. Doug has had extensive experience across all sectors of the electricity industry. In the past decade, he has influenced the renaissance of geothermal energy which involves him as a Director in two entities co-owned with Maori Land Trusts, the Tuaropaki Power Company and the Nga Awa Purua Joint Venture. He was previously Chief Executive of Power New Zealand the largest listed power company before the1998 reforms.
Doug holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Canterbury and is a Fellow of IPENZ. |
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| Dr Warren Parker |
Chief Executive Officer, Landcare Research Ltd
Warren was appointed as CEO of Landcare Research in July 2005. Prior to this appointment, he was Visiting Research Manager IMBcom Pty Ltd, University of Queensland, with specific responsibility for building trans-Tasman links with AgResearch, other New Zealand Science providers, and commercial companies.
Previous positions have been Chief Operating Officer AgResearch, and Professor of Agribusiness and Resource Management at Massey University.
Warren has held directorships in various agricultural related organisations and is widely published in these areas. |
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| Malcolm Rands |
Founder and CEO of Ecostore Company Limited
Since 1994 ecostore have researched and bought to market NZ’s leading range of eco friendlier household cleaners, body care, pet care and organic gardening products. These are now available in most supermarkets and health stores throughout NZ. They are also available in over 400 stores in Australia, plus outlets in Korea, Singapore Hong Kong and the UK
Malcolm has been awarded the Green Ribbon Award from the Ministry of the Environment plus two environmental awards from the ARC. For two years he appeared weekly as “ecoman’ on TV1’s Good Morning Show offering advice on how to ‘green up’ your life
Malcolm has been active in the sustainable scene for over 25 years. He co-founded NZ’s first permaculture eco-village in 1986 and was a foundation member of the sustainable business network
Malcolm is the chair of the Fairground Foundation, trustee of the Te Wairoa Trust and on the voting assembly for GreenPeace. He is also a director of Carpool.co.nz Ltd.
Malcolm is still a keen organic gardener. |
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| Sir Stephen Tindall |
Founder, The Warehouse
After 12 years with retailer George Court and Sons, Stephen founded The Warehouse in 1982, with one store and $40,000 capital. The company remained in private hands until late 1994 when it floated on the New Zealand Stock Exchange. At that time Stephen assumed the role of Managing Director of The Warehouse Group Limited. Stephen formally stepped down from that role at the end of January 2001 and assumed the role of Founder. He maintains his positions on the Executive and the Board of Directors.
Since 1982, The Warehouse has risen from one man’s dream to a formidable retail brand.
Stephen leads by example. Stephen was the architect of the company’s culture and philosophy of putting people first, ensuring that all stakeholders in the business – customers, team members, suppliers, shareholders and the community – could share in the company’s success. It was his belief that growth and continued success could be assured only when the people involved could see that their contribution is recognised and appreciated.
Stephen’s personal and business successes, his charisma and generosity, and the success of the company he founded, have combined to bring him a number of personal awards and notices of recognition including: NZ Order of Merit (KNZM) 2009, Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award 2006, Deloitte Management Magazine Visionary Leader 2005, Auckland University of Technology 2002 - Honorary Doctorate, Massey University 2002 - Honorary Doctorate; Deloitte/Management Magazine "Executive of the Year" 1998; Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management 1998; Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) 1997; New Zealand Herald "Business Person of the Year" 1997.
Stephen was one of the founding members of the NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development and was elected Chair in October 2000 -2004. In 2001, Stephen co-founded and is still Chair of the Kiwi Expat Association (Kea). More latterly, Stephen has Chaired the Climate Change Leadership Forum, Broadband Investment Forum and Co-Chaired a Job Summit Working Group. Stephen is a founding member of the NZ Institute.
Stephen and Margaret Tindall established The Tindall Foundation in 1995 with the primary aim of helping New Zealanders to reach their full potential. Then, as now, the guiding philosophy behind the work of the Foundation is to help ordinary Kiwis help others and themselves, on a hand up not a hand out basis.
Stephen was born in May 1951. He is married to Margaret and they have five grown up children. As well as his love of family and active sports, he says his special interest is in helping New Zealanders realise their full potential for their own sake and to the overall benefit of New Zealand. |
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