Director Dialogue - Ask me anything

Panel Discussion

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Date: 12:30pm — 1:30pm, 6 August 2020
Venue: ASB Dunedin
Location: Level 1, 248 Cumberland Street, Dunedin
Price members: $25.00 incl GST
Price non-members: $35.00 incl GST

Overview

Join our panel of directors for this informal and interactive “ask me anything” event. This is your opportunity to ask those burning questions you have about what it means to be a director, personal experiences and the highs, lows and opportunities of a career in governance in a relaxed setting.

Our panel who will share their stories and experiences at this event are Kathy Grant, Pat Heslin, Rei Ishikawa and Trish Oakley.

Numbers are strictly limited to enable good interaction with the group.

Kathy Grant CFInstD

Kathy has had extensive experience in governance of educational institutions having previously chaired both the Dunedin College of Education and Otago Polytechnic. She has served on the University of Otago Council and is presently a member of the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology Council and a director of Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Limited, Wellington Institute of Technology Limited and Whitireia Community Polytechnic Limited.

Kathy was the Commissioner of the Southern District Health Board (June 2015 to December 2019) and also has significant governance experience in the commercial sector as the current deputy chair of Dunedin City Holdings Limited and Dunedin City Treasury Limited.

Kathy previously worked in private legal practice for over 20 years. She has been a member of the Institute of Directors since 2009 and has delivered locally led sessions of the Dunedin Governance Development Programme.

Kathy is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

Pat Heslin CMInstD

Pat is a director and financial consultant based in Dunedin. He is chair of Forsyth Barr Custodians Limited and Forsyth Barr Cash Management Nominees Limited, deputy chair of Port Otago Limited and Chalmers Properties Limited and a past member of the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. Pat is also trustee and financial adviser to a number of private entities. He was previously a partner with Deloitte for 30 years.

He is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants New Zealand Australia.

Rei Ishikawa MInstD

Rei is the chief operating officer of health software and informatics organisation, BPAC Clinical Solutions. An environmental scientist and project manager by training, Rei has a varied background working across the engineering, environmental science, and ICT industries. Rei has recently started his journey in governance with a trustee role with the Otago Physio Pool Trust, and has recently completed an internship director role with Dunedin International Airport Ltd. Rei is also a committee member of the IoD Otago Southland branch. Rei has been an IoD member since 2017 and has attended the GDP along with many of the local events.

Trish Oakley MInstD

Trish Oakley BCom, MInstD is a member of the IoD, Otago Southland Branch committee chair, a representative on the IoD’s National Council and a member of both the Health and Safety, and digital project committees. She joined Forsyth Barr Ltd in March 2000 where she is head of summer.

Trish has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, having previously worked in banking. She is currently a trustee of the Royal New Zealand Ballet, sitting on the Audit and Risk and Nominations committees and a council member of the University of Otago where she sits on the Health and Safety, Audit and Risk, Appeals and the Pandemic Governance Support committees. Trish is also a member of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago.

Additional information

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