Directors appointed for Dunedin Venues Management Company
Tuesday 25 August 2009, 10:08AM
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At its meeting on 17 August, 2009, the Dunedin City Council appointed nine directors to sit on the inaugural board of the new Dunedin Venues Management Limited company. Former judge, Sir John Hansen, will chair the board and Peter Stubbs will be deputy. The other directors are Stewart Barnett, Bill Baylis, Peter Brown, Malcolm Farry, Peter Hutchison, Jennifer Rolfe and Kereyn Smith.
Dunedin Venues Management Limited (DVML) will manage the Council’s suite of venues. Initially, the Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza will be its focus but it will also manage, at a later date, the Dunedin Centre complex following its major redevelopment and the Edgar Sports Centre.
The Carisbrook Stadium Trust would retain its responsibility for the development of the stadium and all Directors of DVML will become trustees of the Trust.
The DVML board will hold its first meeting in the next few weeks.
Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin said the city was fortunate people of this calibre had offered their services.
“Some of the directors live outside the city but have such strong links to Dunedin they are willing to take the time to travel here to make their expertise available. We can consider ourselves to be especially fortunate to have attracted their interest,” Mr Chin said.
“The common feeling among all the directors was that Dunedin was a special place and they look forward to being part of an exciting new venture.”
Annual remuneration will be $24,000 for the chairman and $16,000 for each director, plus expenses for out of town directors.
Directors of the Dunedin Venues Management Company are:
Chairman Sir John Hansen is a former High Court Judge and has been involved in managing teams such as the New Zealand team in the Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes, has been chairman of the Final Appeals Committee for the Rugby World Cup and a Commissioner of the International Cricket Council Code of Conduct. He lives in Christchurch.
Deputy Chairman Peter Stubbs is a partner of Simpson Grierson, has been a member of the New Zealand Tourism Board and is Chairman of the Edge which is the largest integrated performing arts convention and entertainment company in New Zealand – responsible for the Aotea Centre, the Civic and the Auckland Town Hall. He lives in Auckland.
Stewart Barnett was Chief Executive of PPCS Limited, now Silver Fern Farms. He is a trustee of the Carisbrook Stadium Trust and lives in Christchurch.
Bill Baylis is chairman of Naylor Love Enterprises Limited and of Real Journeys Limited. He is a director of the Port of Tauranga and of Blackhead Quarries Ltd. He is a trustee of the Carisbrook Stadium Trust and lives in Queenstown.
Peter Brown is General Manager Commercial of Port Otago Limited, is Sport Otago's representative on the Edgar Centre board, is Deputy Chair of the Fortune Theatre Board and a member of the Dunedin Heritage Festival Steering Group.
Malcolm Farry is the chairman of the Carisbrook Stadium Trust and a former city councillor. He is Executive Director of the Farry Group of Companies.
Peter Hutchison is Chief Executive Officer of Fund Managers Otago Ltd and is also the Chairman of Daffodil Enterprises Ltd which is a Cancer Society of New Zealand subsidiary, a director of the Otago Southland division of the Cancer Society and a member of the National Finance Advisory Committee of this society.
Jennifer Rolfe is General Manager of Saatchi and Saatchi New Zealand Limited and is a board member of the New Zealand Marketing Association and committee member of the Direct Marketing Council. She lives in Auckland but grew up in Dunedin and her parents are still here.
Kereyn Smith is Chief Executive Officer of the Academy of Sport and Vice President of International Netball Federation. She is a trustee of the Carisbrook Stadium Trust.