27 November 2015
New BusinessNZ Chief Executive
The BusinessNZ Council has appointed Kirk Hope as new Chief Executive of BusinessNZ.
Mr Hope is currently Chief Executive of the NZ Bankers’ Association. A barrister and solicitor, he was formerly
Executive Director of the Financial Services Federation and a member of the Commercial and Business Law Committee of the
New Zealand Law Society.
Announcing the appointment, BusinessNZ President Laurie Margrain said Mr Hope’s experience and leadership profile would
create strong value and continue BusinessNZ’s record of successful advocacy.
Kirk Hope succeeds Phil O’Reilly who is leaving the position after 11 years for a public policy consultancy role in
Wellington.
Mr Hope takes up his role at BusinessNZ in February.
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