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 is currently deputy chair of Wellington Water Management Ltd (trading as ‘Capacity’) 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 |
Appointed/Reappointed |
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| Richard Gibbons |
May 2006
Nominated by the Electricity Engineers' Association New Zealand |
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| Sharon Kletchko |
August 2006
Appointed by the Minister of Commerce |
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| Vivian Kloosterman |
September 2005
Nominated by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand |
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| Ellen Ramsay |
May 2006
Nominated by the National Council of Women New Zealand |
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| Vaughan Renner |
(Chair of the Strategy Subcommittee)
April 2005
Nominated by Business New Zealand |
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| Carol Stigley |
(Chair of Audit and Risk Subcommittee)
May 2006
Nominated by the Standards Council |
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| Michael Wallmannsberger |
(Chair of the Information Systems Strategic Plan)
April 2005
Nominated by the Council of Trade Unions |
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| John Hannah |
June 1998
Nominated by the New Zealand Vice Chancellors' Committee |