NEWS HR
September 17, 2025
Chemist Warehouse owner Sigma Healthcare has roped in retail veteran Richard Murray as its chief financial officer from October 13.
September 1, 2025
The board of health insurance company Nib NZ has appointed Andrew Blair as a non- executive director, effective August 25. On November 1, Blair will succeed Nib NZ chair, Hanne Janes, who steps down from the Nib NZ board, in line with Nib’s group board renewal policy. Nib Holdings chair, David Gordon, said Blair has extensive experience in New Zealand’s health sector. Blair is currently a director of Evolution Healthcare Group and Queenstown Airport Corporation. He is the founder and director of Andrew Blair Consulting, which has provided advice to and negotiated the sale of health specialist businesses.
July 28, 2025
The New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine has appointed Leanne Dawson as the incoming General Manager for the College
April 23, 2025
Aaron Hockly has resigned as fund manager of Vital Healthcare Property Trust.
January 24, 2025
Canopy Healthcare has announced that Dr Claudia Wyss has officially commenced her role as chief executive at Canopy Healthcare following Tony Moffatt’s move to the Canopy board.
October 11, 2024
Bupa Aged Care Australia Pty Ltd is facing a s.365 (application to deal with contraventions involving dismissal) before Fair Work Commissioner Fox (video using Microsoft Teams) at 2pm
August 16, 2024
Four new regional directors are hoped to bring decision making to a local level, as part of a reset of Te Whatu Ora Health NZ. It comes just over a week after an overhaul of its board. On Wednesday, they were named as Mark Shepherd (Northern, Te Tai Tokerau), Catherine Cronin (Midland, Te Manawa Taki), Robyn Shearer (Central, Ikaroa), and Martin Keogh (South Island, Te Waipounamu). The new commissioner, Dr Lester Levy, announced the creation of these roles as part of a push to reduce “bloat” within the organisation, and devolve decisions to a more local level.
July 9, 2024
The Medical Council of New Zealand has two new members. The Hon Matt Doocey, Associate Minister of Health, made the appointments, which are effective from 1 July 2024 for a three-year term. The Minister also reappointed two current members for further terms. These four appointments follow the election by the profession, earlier this year. The new medical practitioner members of Council are: Professor Marie Bismark | A psychiatrist, public health physician, health lawyer, and company director. She divides her time between the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand and Melbourne, Australia; and · Dr Alexandra Muthu | An Occupational and Environmental Physician with a career-long interest in worker health and wellbeing, sustainable work, and healthy workplaces.
