Staff

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Executive Director: Dr Richard Grant

Deputy Executive Director: Adele Mason

• Auckland Office Manager: Ezra Low
• Project Manager, Finance and Governance: Leigh Taggart
• Accountant: Sunita Soma
• Executive Assistant: Paula McLaughlin
• Receptionist/Administration Assistant: Deborah Dredge

Director, Business: James Penn  

• ABAC Senior Adviser: Brian Lynch

Director, Communications: John Saunders

• Media Adviser: Charles Mabbett
• Web Content Manager: Antonia Kokalova-Gray
  

Director, Culture: Jennifer King

• Project Officer, Culture: Monica Turner

Director, Education: Vanessa Lee

• Schools Coordinator: Janine Chin
  
• Young Leaders Network Coordinator: Melanie Crawford

Director, Policy and Research: Dr Andrew Butcher

•  Project Officer, Policy and Research: Heather Judson
  

Patron

         The Governor-General of New Zealand, His Excellency the Honourable Anand Satyanand

         The Governor-General of New Zealand became the official patron of Asia:NZ in July 2008.

Board of Trustees

Chairman: Hon Philip Burdon, Director

Deputy Chairmen: Mr Ken Douglas, Director and Mr Richard Nottage, former Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Ms Jo Brosnahan, Chair, Leadership New Zealand
Ms Mai Chen, Barrister and Solicitor, Chen Palmer
Ms Ruth DeSouza, Senior Research Fellow and Centre Coordinator, Centre for Asian and Migrant Health Research
Mr Gavin Ellis, Media Consultant
Mr Tim Gibson, Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Mr Lex Henry, Special Counsel, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Dr Manying Ip, Associate Professor, School of Asian Studies, University of Auckland
Mr Rob McLeod, Chairman, New Zealand Business Roundtable
Mr Simon Murdoch, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr Tony Nowell, APEC Business Advisory Council
Mr Michael Park, Managing Director, LM Rankine
Mr Vino Ramayah, Chairman, Cereus Holdings Limited
Ms Karen Sewell, Secretary for Education, Ministry of Education
Mr Ken Stevens, Executive Chairman, Glidepath Group
Mr Wally Stone, Chairman, Tourism New Zealand
Mr Henry van der Heyden, Chairman, Fonterra
Ms Pansy Wong, Member of Parliament
Mr Martin Gallagher, Member of Parliament  and Chair of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 

Board of Honorary Advisers

Chairman:
Rt Hon Winston Peters

China:
Mr Huang Hua, Special Advisor, Soong Ching Ling Foundation
Professor Zhou Guangzhao, Former President, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Hong Kong:
Dr Victor K Fung CBE, Group Chairman of Li and Fung (Trading) Ltd
Mr John CC Chan CBE, Managing Director, Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited

India:
Mr Raghupati Singhania, Managing Director, JK Industries Limited

Indonesia:
Mr Firdaus Siddik, Chairman, P.T. Multi Finas Perdan

Japan:
Mr Hirofumi Nakasone, Member, The House of Councillors

Malaysia:
Tan Sri Dr Sulaiman bin Haji Daud, Member of Parliament

Philippines:
Mr Roberto Romulo, Chairman of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, Chairman of the Equitable Credit Card Network

Singapore:
HE Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister
Mr Peter Sung, Chairman, SP Corporation Limited

South Korea:
Dr Kim Kak-Choong, Chairman, Kyungbang Limited
Professor Han Sung-joo, President, Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University

Thailand:
Dr Ajva Taulananda, Vice Chairman, True Corporation Public Company Limited
Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary General, UNCTAD

Vietnam:
Mr Tran Ba Tuoc, Deputy General Director, Hydro Agri Vietnam