Advisory Body

Gill Cox

Gill is Christchurch based and holds directorships in a number of companies in sectors that include electricity distribution, post graduate business education; infrastructure; venue management; manufacturing and distribution. He is currently Executive Director of Advanced Business Education Ltd; a former partner of Deloitte and a Past President of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Bruce Gemmell

Bruce is a Christchurch financial consultant, chartered accountant and the National Serviceline Leader - Transaction Advisory Services of Ernst & Young’s Christchurch Office.

John Isles

John is a Wellington company director. He is deputy chairman of the Medical Assurance Group, a director of Prime Port Timaru, Inter-Weave Ltd, the Rulings Panel of the Electricity Commission and Woolyarns. He has held/holds a number of public sector appointments such as chair of the NZ Apple and Pear Board and Radio New Zealand. He is extensively involved in Maori land and Treaty issues, and undertakes special projects in criminal justice administration.

David Steele

David is a Wellington based business advisor and company director. David has a commercial background having spent sixteen years in senior roles with Development Finance Corporation including eight years responsible for lending and investment activities in the South Island in the 1980’s. More recently he had thirteen years with NZ Dairy Board / Fonterra as Mergers and Acquisitions manager responsible for international company acquisitions. He also has a vineyard in the Wairarapa.

Keith Rushbrook

Keith was a partner in KPMG before retiring to pursue other interests. These have included a number of directorships of various sized companies, managing the Accounting Standards Review Board (an independent Crown Entity), acting CEO of a large charitable organisation and working on a number of creative assignments with various large companies.