Nelson Marlborough Branch

The Nelson Marlborough Branch of the Institute of Directors Emerging Director Award is open to Nelson Marlborough Branch members in the very early stages of their governance journey.

• Are you newly engaged on a directorship path and aspire to enhance your governance pathway?
• Can you demonstrate a commitment to development and a high level of integrity?
• Are you committed to development of your governance pathway?

The focus of this award is to identify executives, managers and directors with potential and to foster the discipline of good governance through the acquisition of technical knowledge in addition to creating opportunities for networking via branch events and functions. 

Past recipients

• Jenna Neame (2022)

Tasman District Council’s acting Chief Operating Officer, Jenna Neame, has been announced as the winner of the Nelson Marlborough Emerging Director Award. Read more

• Zoe Dryden (2020)
• Manoli Aerakis (2018)
• Mike Brown (2016)
• Dave Ashcroft (2014)
• Marina Hirst-Tristram (2013)

Sarah-Jane Weir CFInstD

Sarah-Jane Weir is a Chartered Fellow of the IoD, chair of the Nelson-Marlborough Branch committee, is a representative on the National Council and a member of the Standards Committee.  She is the independent chair of the Nelson Bays Primary Health Organisaiton and the chair of the Nelson Regional Development agency and is a trustee of both the Cawthorn Trust and the Care Foundation.  Sarah-Jane is a member of the Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee and the Copyright Tribunal and holds a Masters of Intellectual Property Law degree.

Stephen Broad-Paul MInstD

Stephen had an extensive career in Senior Leadership in a number of large-scale commercial entities including cooperatives and banking (Corporate, Commercial, Business, and Retail Banking, Private Bank, Asset Finance and Digital Banking), Business Change, Organisational Development and Human Resources. He currently works for the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce, leading three portfolios of work; Artwork, a mentoring programme for Creatives: Startup Grant/Flexiwage and Primetime an entrepreneur programme for seniors. 

In 2021, Stephen was successful in obtaining a place on the Institute of Directors 2021 Mentoring for Diversity programme. 

Stephen is a Director and Board Member of Manuka Street Hospital, and holds Board positions on Manuka Street Charitable Trust, Makeshift Spaces, and the Nelson Bays Heritage Trust.  

He has also held directorships/trustee positions with Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Nelson/Tasman, Melrose Trust, Chair Lifeline Nelson.  

Gordon Shaw CMInstD

Gordon Shaw is a New Zealand based professional director and business advisor with over 20 years’ management and governance experience in the commercial, transport, vehicle retail, vehicle regulatory, and Government sectors both in New Zealand and overseas.  

Gordon is currently an Independent Director of NZ Automotive Investments Ltd [Chairs the Audit & Risk and Remuneration Committees] a board member of Nelson Netball Centre Inc, and the Chair and independent director of ProMed HR NZ Ltd. 

Gordon also Chairs the Mapua and Districts Business Association. 

He has been working in Executive, General Management and Governance roles in the transport, consulting, technology, and Government sectors for many years. 

Gordon is a Chartered member of the NZ Institute of Directors. 

Gordon is a committee member of the Nelson Marlborough Branch of IoD. 

Gordon also provides advisory and consulting services to companies, enterprises and start-ups. 

Pip Jamieson MInstD

Pip’s roles have included Manager Strategy at Nelson City Council, Regional Lead, Nelson-Tasman with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment [MBIE] and Senior Regional Adviser for Te Tauihu [Top of the South] with MBIE’s Provincial Development Unit. Pip has held other senior roles within INZ, the Nelson Economic Development Agency, Nelson Tasman Business Trust, and is a Business Mentor (BMNZ). 

Pip sits on a number of boards including as a director on the New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation, Swimming New Zealand, Food Factory Trust and Nelson YMCA. Previous roles have included the Career Development Association of New Zealand, Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce Vice President, Nelson Polytechnic Council, Nelson School of Music, National Council of Womens [NCW], and President of the Nelson NCW Branch. Pip has also been the President of Graduate Women New Zealand.

Pip currently serves as a Justice of the Peace [JP] and as a Judicial JP.

Tracy Johnston MInstD

Tracy is an experienced independent director, organisational leader and qualified marketer.  She has a professional career in the visitor industry working in destination management and marketing roles both offshore and across New Zealand for the past 30 years. Tracy now works remotely as a senior consultant with international tourism consultancy TRC Tourism allowing her to be based in Marlborough where she lives on her Pinot Noir vineyard with husband Kevin.

Tracy has built extensive knowledge and networks and governance experience within the tourism and wine sectors and more recently in the vocational education sector. Tracy currently serves on the Marlborough Regional Skills Leadership Group, as Deputy Chair of Marlborough Winegrowers Association and Deputy Chair of the FENZ Marlborough Local Advisory Committee. Tracy is a member of the Institute of Directors and serves on the IoD Nelson Marlborough Committee.

Euan McIntosh MInstD

Euan has worked at Forsyth Barr for the last 17 years where he is an Authorised Financial Advisor (AFA). Previously he held roles within the forest industry in both New Zealand and Canada. Euan is interested in governance for the agribusiness and not-for-profit sectors. Euan is married to Wendy Hunter, a paediatrician with the Nelson Marlborough Health Board, and they have two children, Robbie and Nina. 

Venus S Guy MInstD

Venus is a Chartered Member of IOD and serves as a committee member for Institute of Directors (Nelson Marlborough) branch.   She is an independent chair of Nelson Tasman Kindergartens Association which has 22 kindergartens under the umbrella. She is a board member of Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce and Sport Tasman. 

After being in the large retail business, for 12 years, it was time for a new direction. Currently she is working as an Electorate Manager for the Electoral Commission for the General Elections 2023 and has recently become President of the Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce.

Venus is experienced in management, leadership, strategic and business planning. Her experience spans key sectors of business, retail (FMCG), Health & Safety, compliance, not-for-profit/not-for-loss, legal and education. She brings to the table plenty of commercial knowledge and experience as well as a broad and diverse perspective to the individuals, groups and boards with whom she has developed positive working relationships. Venus believes in sustainable growth, continuous learning, improvement, and ongoing development of people. She serves the community as a Justice of the Peace.

Tim Cosgrove CMInstD

Tim is Chief Executive Officer of Marlborough Lines and responsible for the leadership, strategic direction and delivery of all stakeholder, financial and operational objectives. Prior to joining Marlborough Lines he held several roles within the Todd Corporation including General Manager Todd Generation, and General Manager Operations and Development for Nova Energy. 

Strategy and Risk are areas of particular interest and Tim is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors.  Tim is currently a director of Nelson Electricity, Energy Marlborough, Mount Cass Windfarm, Yealands Wine Group and Treasury Services Group and has previously held directorships including King Country Energy (and subsidiaries) and Todd Solar Limited.

Suzanne Jones MAICD, MInstD

Suzanne is an experienced Independent director, Trustee and Board committee member with wide governance experience across New Zealand and Australian health, aged care, employment, financial services and family violence sectors. She brings a career of three decades as an Industry Advisor providing healthcare and business consultancy services to organisations including Downer, the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Health & Environmental Medicine, the Australian Commonwealth Department of Education, Skills & Employment and Australia’s Regulatory and Disability Insurance Authorities.

Suzanne is a former physiotherapist, government appointed clinical expert witness and healthcare business franchisor with deepened commercial and governance insight through post-graduate qualifications in health and safety, labour law, organisational psychology, industrial relations and involvement in the wider influences of system regulation and legal frameworks. Suzanne has a passion for strong and transparent governance, strategic thinking and informed risk management. She is credentialled though the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Having been a regular visitor to the Top of the South for 20 years, Suzanne and her partner Henry now call Nelson their home. Suzanne is a member of the Nelson Marlborough Branch of the Institute of Directors and delighted to serve its members through the agency of the Branch Committee.

Matt Sutherland MInstD

Matt is currently the General Manager and Director of Dog Point Vineyard in Marlborough. He has over 18 years sales, marketing, business management and wine making experience in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and France. He is a member of the Institute of Directors and completed the Company Directors Course in 2018. He holds a directorship for a property management company and a logistics company, he also works in an advisory to a New Zealand wine. 

Matt lives in Marlborough with his wife Jane and two children Harry and Lucy.

Yolande Tzinavos MInstD 

Yolande Tzinavos is a manager at Findex Nelson where she joined as a graduate in 2016 after completing a Bachelor’s in Commerce in Management and Accounting through NMIT (Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology) and has since completed her Graduate Diploma in Chartered Accounting. Prior to her role at Findex, she worked in accounting roles in a commercial setting. 

Yolande’s role in the business advisory space involves assisting her clients through problem solving, troubleshooting, and finding solutions to a wide range of business issues, as well as supporting them in their tax compliance obligations. The clients which she manages include companies, trusts and charities across a wide range of industries.

Yolande holds board positions for The Nelson Historic Theatre Trust and The Crisis Pregnancy Support Trust. Through these positions she supports the Trusts not only in governance but in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and finding accounting solutions to best serve their needs.

She also acts as the local Findex Community Fund Champion, a role in which she engages with local charities by assisting them in raising donations and through volunteering involvement.

Originally from South Africa, she lived in Pensacola, Florida for 3.5 years before settling in Nelson in 2003. She enjoys all the natural beauty that surrounds the city, the sunny weather, and the strong relationships which she has developed, and which has made Nelson her home.

She has joined the Institute of Directors’ Nelson Marlborough committee as she would like to continue to build on her experience and exposure within the area of governance and looks forward to using her strong interpersonal and networking skills to contribute to the success of the local committee.

Justin Carter MInstD

Justin Carter currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Te Ātiawa o Te Waka a Māui Trust. A mandated Iwi organisation and Post settlement governance entity in Te Tauihu, Top of the South Island. He has experiences across tertiary, military, iwi, and commercial sectors and brings a pragmatic and collaborative style to strategic and collaborative governance.

Justin is currently the Co-Chair of both the Te Tauihu Regional Intersectoral Forum and the Nelson/Tasman Regional Skills Leadership Group, the Chair of Tiakina Te Taiao Limited, Deputy Chair of Ka Uruora Te Tauihu Trust, Director of Tinline Training and Consulting Limited and a Trustee for Te Kotahi o te Tauihu Charitable Trust. Additionally, he holds representative and advisory roles across a number of industry and not for profit spaces.

He has previously held management roles as the General Manager of Ngati Koata Trust, the Curriculum Director at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology/Te Pūkenga, and had a fulfilling career as an Infantryman in the New Zealand Defence Force. His experiences are characterised by a commitment to continuous improvement, people and community development, and transformative change.