Health sector specialist joins advisory board

A health sector specialist has joined Massey University’s College of Business Advisory Board.

Rachel Cunningham is the head of corporate affairs and legal at Southern Cross Healthcare Group and executive director of Southern Cross Primary Care Limited.

She will work alongside 17 other board members – from industry, professional bodies and local and government organisations – to provide independent advice to ensure teaching and research meets the needs of the business community.

Ms Cunningham, a former Epsom Girls’ Grammar School student and University of Auckland law graduate, was a regional finalist for Young Executive of the Year in 2005. She has a strong background in law and has been legal counsel for more than ten years, mainly in the health sector.

“The advisory board is a great tool to ensure Massey College of Business graduates achieve the best possible development and academic outcomes,” she says. “I am proud to be part of an advisory board that benefits students, the university and the business community as a whole.”

Other recent appointments to the board include Nevil Gibson, editor-in-chief of the National Business Review, Candace Kinser, chief executive of NZICT (New Zealand Information and Communication Technology) and Lee Retimana, director of Christchurch-based Muritai Marketing.

The board is chaired by Toyota New Zealand chief executive Alistair Davis.

For the full list of board members click here.