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Board of Trustees
The Motu Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees, which consists of some of New Zealand’s most distinguished businessmen and academics.
Neil Green (Chair)
Neil is CEO of the trans-Tasman communications group, Senate SHJ. His work focuses on reputation management and corporate communications, assisting public and private sector organisations prepare to manage crises, issues management and corporate advocacy programmes. He has specific expertise in in energy, transport and finance, government and pharmaceutical sectors. Neil is a well-known and respected figure in New Zealand business, with a 23-year career that has seen him operate in New Zealand, Australia and New York. Past roles have included him being the CEO of Porter Novelli Australia and New Zealand and a being member of the Porter Novelli International Board.
Colin James
Colin James has been a political journalist for over 35 years. He writes a weekly political column in the New Zealand Herald and a monthly column in Management Magazine. He has written six books, has presented seminars and lectures on politics and has held several university fellowships. he is managing director of the Hugo Group, a forecasting group with around 90 corporate members at CEO level. He is Trustee on the Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Board and was a founding member of the Motu Foundation.
Dr Roderick Carr
Dr Carr is managing director of Jade Software Corporation and a former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank. He has a PhD in Insurance and Risk Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a Director of Lyttleton Port Company Ltd, Taranaki Investment Management Ltd and ORIX Australia Corporation Ltd; on the Advisory Board to the University of Canterbury’s College of Business and Economics; and a Director of Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce. He is Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management and in 2006 was named NZ Hi-Tech Company Leader of the Year. Dr Carr became a Trustee of the Motu Foundation in 2007.
John Roberts
John is Managing Director of Veda Advantage, a leading provider of credit and risk related data and solutions. He has a background that spans over 25 years of business and leadership experience. John was a founding partner and Chairman of Rialto Advertising Limited, which during the 1990’s, was one of New Zealand’s most successful integrated communication companies. He then held CEO roles with Saatchi & Saatchi in New Zealand, and was CEO/Regional Director for Saatchi & Saatchi Asia Pacific, based in Singapore for a number of years. Prior to heading up Veda’s New Zealand and international business, John was MasterCard International’s Vice President for International Card Services Limited, managing and developing MasterCard’s relationships with major financial organisations in New Zealand.
Howard Fancy
Howard is the Director of Motu Economic and Public Policy Research. He has an extensive background in leadership and public policy including senior roles in the New Zealand Treasury, Chief Executive Officer for the then Ministry of Commerce, Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Education, and Acting Chief Executive for the Ministry for the Environment. He has also held directorships at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Institute of Policy Studies, and the New Zealand Trade Development Board. As well as being Motu’s Director, Howard runs his own independent consulting firm.