Jane Vesty
Chief Executive Officer, Sweeney Vesty
Jane Vesty is CEO of SweeneyVesty, a strategic and creative communications company operating from offices in the USA, England, Australia and New Zealand. She is an international leader in public relations, and her expertise includes communication and competitive strategies; brand, stakeholder and corporate reputation management; media relations and publicity; networking and advocacy; and team performance.
Chris Gudgeon
Chief Executive Officer, Kiwi Income Properties Ltd
Chris has been Chief Executive of Kiwi Income Properties Limited since August 2008. Chris has been involved in property investment, development and construction in New Zealand for over 20 years and is the current President of Property Council New Zealand.
Garry Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Auckland District Health Board
Garry Smith has been Chief Executive of ADHB since 2003. He joined the sector in 1992 and has held a number of health management roles, including GM Christchurch Hospital, CEO of Health Waikato and CEO of the White Cross Group.
Mark Bentley
Chief Executive Officer, Auckland Communities Foundation
Mark is Chief Executive of Auckland Communities Foundation, a major new fundraising and grant making organisation for good causes in the city. The Foundation builds upon the previous experience of over nine years of operation of the Manukau Community Foundation.
Derek McCormack
Vice Chancellor, AUT University
Derek McCormack became Vice Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology in April 2004. Previously, he was a Deputy Vice Chancellor at AUT and prior to that General Manager for Auckland Institute of Technology (the precursor organisation of AUT).
Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM
Auckland Art Collector and Philanthropist
As a philanthropist and art collector Dame Jenny Gibbs' influence on raising the profile of New Zealand art internationally, and within New Zealand, particularly Auckland, has been immense. Jenny has demonstrated her commitment to the arts through leadership of numerous arts projects with her most ambitious personal undertakings being the establishment of the New Gallery for Auckland Art Gallery and supporting New Zealand's presence at the Venice Biennale.
