Media release
6 December 2010
Council appointed board members to CCOs announced
The Council Controlled Organisation Strategy and Appointments Subcommittee today appointed additional directors to the
boards of Auckland Council’s CCOs.
The government had made the majority of appointments to the boards. The council has today made up the balance of the
appointments.
The additional board appointments are:
Waterfront Development Agency
Evan Davies
Christine Caughey
Auckland Council Property
Neil Barr
Leigh Auton
Regional Facilities Auckland
John Robertson
John Avery
Gary Troup
Auckland Transport
Mike Williams
Auckland Council Investments
Brian Corban
Pauline Winter
Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development
Franceska Banga
Richard Jeffery
“The appointments that have been made reflect our desire to move quickly to establish the Council organisation and
deliver momentum on the key issues facing our region,” says Mayor Len Brown.
“Council faced a tight time frame in making these appointments, however the directors we selected bring the required
experience and skills necessary to deliver for the community.
“We have gone through a process that sought expressions of interest from the public and selected directors with a range
of business, community and political backgrounds, who come from right around the region.”
The committee will be establishing a formal process, which due to timeframes was unable to be utilised for current
selections, to guide the appointment of future directors.
In addition, in order to fulfil Mayor Brown’s campaign pledge to ensure CCO directors will retain the confidence of the
council, directors of all boards (including these appointments) will be subject to an annual performance review.
“The community can be assured we have put in place people with the community’s interest at heart, who will deliver on
our vision for Auckland and will make a positive contribution to the activities of the Auckland Council,” says Mr Brown.
ENDS