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Your opportunity to discover the Emerging Director Award and connect with governance leaders.
Are you building your governance career with experience in senior management, advisory or not-for-profit boards?
Join us to hear from past Emerging Director Award recipient Eleanor Tait in conversation with host board sponsor and committee chair Sam Fellows, as she reflects on her journey and the impact of the award on her career.
Branch Chair Sam Fellows will also share the history of the award and its role in developing future governance leaders.
A Q&A session will provide an opportunity to explore the award and how it can support your next step in governance journey.
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Sam is a senior public sector leader, director, tribunal member and lawyer. He is currently Group Manager – Organisational Performance & Innovation at Rotorua Lakes Council, where he leads strategy, governance, performance reporting, communications, legal services and organisational transformation.
Sam is Chair of the Bay of Plenty Branch Committee of the Institute of Directors and sits on the IoD National Council, with a strong focus on developing emerging governance talent. He previously served as Deputy Chair of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union and continues to be heavily involved in sport governance as a member of the New Zealand Sports Tribunal, New Zealand Rugby Judiciary and a Trustee a Sport Bay of Plenty.
His governance roles span the small business, not‑for‑profit, education and sporting sectors, and he is a passionate advocate for practical, values‑led governance.
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Eleanor's governance career has spanned the health, sport, and primary industry sectors. She received the Emerging Director Award in 2024, which marked an early milestone in her governance journey.
With a background in physiotherapy and exercise physiology, she brings a strategic approach to governance that considers the full organisational landscape—from frontline delivery through to long-term direction. This is shaped by her experience as a business owner and co-founder of Mountside Physiotherapy + Wellness. As Chair of Sports Medicine New Zealand, she has led constitutional reform and supported significant organisational change, she is also a board member of Bay of Plenty Rugby Union, contributing to the governance of provincial sport.
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Megan Beveridge
Waikato and Bay of Plenty Branch Manager
+64 21 358 772
megan.beveridge@iod.org.nz
The Bay of Plenty branch acknowledges the generous support of
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Members — $45.00
Non-members — $65.00
