Geoff Wheeler
Admark has appointed Wheeler CEO. He was previously general manager of Rapid Labels in Auckland for six years.
Kim Moleta, Sharon Spence
Gen-i has appointed Moleta client director for its government sector. He has over 20 years sales experience working for international technology organisations and comes to Gen-i from EDS where he was client sales executive for the Telecom account. Spence has been appointed HR manager of Gen-i’s in-house specialist recruiting and HR team. and comes to Gen-i from Fletcher Building where she was human resources projects manager.
Steve Nisbet
Nisbet has joined Eagle Technology Group as business solutions business manager, Auckland. He was previously national sales manager for Computer Brokers and prior to that he was with IBM.
David Long
Infrastructure maintenance company Transfield Services (NZ) has appointed Long alliance support manager for the Toll Rail contract. He has an engineering and operations management background, with 17 years service in the New Zealand Air Force.
Lyndon Leabourn
The Sir George Seymour National College of Tourism and Travel has promoted Leabourn, chartered accountant, to general manager, based in Auckland. He was previously financial controller of the college, position he has held from July 2003.
Michael Fletcher
Fletcher has been appointed chief financial officer of Flight Centre (NZ). He has held number of CFO roles, most recently at the Auckland Regional Council.
Tony Dragicevich
Dragicevich has been appointed CEO and managing director of Melbourne-based Australasian paper group Edwards Dunlop Group, represented in New Zealand by BJ Ball Papers.
Michele La Riviere
La Riviere is the new financial controller of Transpecs. She comes to New Zealand from Wokingham, England where she was finance director for Crown Lift-Trucks (UK).
Leigh MacLeod
MacLeod will head Enprise Solutions’ CRM division in her new role as project manager. She has many years’ experience in implementing CRM software within both the IT and insurance industries.
Mark (Cliff) Lawrenson
Lawrenson has been appointed director of finance for GRD. He joins the company from CMS Energy Corporation, where he was vice president financial, advisory and strategic planning.
Bob Speed
Speed is the new general manager of the Rutherford Hotel Nelson, Heritage Hotel. He has senior management experience with hotels and resorts throughout Australia, Fiji and New Zealand.
Mike McCleery, Patrick Crake
Two new general managers have been appointed to head divisions within Hamilton-based Perry Group of companies. McCleery, formerly manager of Perry Aggregates and Quarries, has been appointed general manager Perry Mining and Crake, previously head of Perry’s five galvanizing operations, is now general manager of Perry Manufacturing.
