1 day • Face to face learning
Governance Essentials
Gain a confident grasp of board relationships, robust processes, good decision-making, and the main elements of board operations.
Pania Gray
CMInstD, JP
Pania currently holds governance positions in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. She also sits as an independent on the Audit and Risk Committees for Te Mātāwai and the Ministry of Health. Being on the boards of the NZ Film Commission, Education Services Limited and Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Pania is also Deputy Chair of the NZ Qualifications Authority. Previously, Pania has served on the governing bodies of CORE Education Limited, Hutt International Boys’ School, the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) and the Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities - including three years as the deputy chair.
Pania is a member of the Institute of Directors Wellington Branch Committee.
In her work with the Institute of Directors, Pania draws on her experience gained from examining risk, performance and governance while working for the Auditor-General, and her insights into Māori social and economic development from work with tāngata whenua.
Pania enjoys supporting Māori governance practitioners to apply the Four Pillars model to their specific operating contexts. She believes good governance happens in an organisation when the processes and people respect the value that governance and management each bring to the achievement of the organisation’s purpose.
