Standards Council
The Standards Council is the governing body for Standards New Zealand. The Council is an appointed body, with representatives from a wide range of sectors as well as ministerial appointees. Standards New Zealand is the operating arm of the Standards Council.
Standards Council Chair - Richard Westlake
First appointed to the Standards Council in 2003, Richard Westlake is Director of Westlake Consulting Limited, advising boards on governance and strategy. Among his other board positions, Richard currently chairs the Telecommunication Carriers’ Forum and has been an independent director of Kiwibank Limited since 2001. He was previously Chair of Quotable Value Ltd and Holmes Consulting Group Ltd.
Richard gained experience in the implementation and practical benefit of Standards through his role as the first Chair of the MetService, which became the world's first national meteorological service to achieve ISO 9001 certification.
Members Date of original appointment and nominating organisation
Sharon Kletchko September 2006
(Deputy Chair) Appointed by the Minister of Commerce
Tom Campbell May 2010
Appointed by the Minister of Commerce
Richard Gibbons February 2003
Nominated by the Electricity Engineers'
Association New Zealand
John Hannah (Chair of Audit and Risk
Subcommittee)
June 1998
Nominated by the New Zealand Vice
Chancellors' Committee
Vivian Kloosterman September 2005
Nominated by the Institution of
Professional Engineers New Zealand
Vaughan Renner (Chair of the Strategy Subcommittee)
April 2005
Nominated by Business New Zealand
Fay Sowerby May 2010
Appointed by the Minister of
Commerce
Michael Wallmannsberger (Chair of the Information Systems
Strategic Plan Subcommittee)
April 2005
Nominated by the Council of Trade
Unions