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 - John Lumsden
John Lumsden began a 3 year term as Chair of the Standards Council on 1 November 2010. He replaced Richard Westlake who had served as Standards Council Chair since 2003.
John is a director of a number of companies including Moxie Communications Limited. He is past-president of Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce and was a director of Grow Wellington. In 1992 he was the inaugural chief executive of MetService and led its transformation from a government department to a state-owned enterprise.
Commerce Minister Simon Power said in his announcement of the appointment, ‘Mr Lumsden has a wealth of experience in chairing boards and brings with him successful leadership skills as previous chief executive of MetService’.
Member's date of original appointment and nominating organisation
| Sharon Kletchko |
September 2006
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 |
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 |