HAWKE’S BAY CENTRE BOARD APPOINTMENTS 

The Board received more applications than board positions available which was encouraging.  Applicants provided short CV and personal details and interviews were held where the selection panel could asses the merits, capabilities and interests, enthusiasm and suitability of applicants.   

The selection panel comprised an appointee of Bowls New Zealand (Steve Beel), and appointee of Sport Hawke’s Bay (John Broadhurst) and an appointee of the steering committee (Dave Porteous).   

The persons appointed to the board by the selection panel (with a synopsis summarising the attributes the panel considered each appointee has for the position as required by clause 18.3.2 of the new constitution) are as follows: 

Peter Carthew – Waipukurau Bowling Club

-          Qualified Medical Laboratory Scientist

-          Held management positions in medical laboratories for 30 years

-          Considered to have good governance skills and knowledge

-          Managed large budgets

-          Logical thinking

-          Enthusiastic

-          Computer skills. 

Karl Sandbrook – Port Ahuriri and Kia Toa Bowling Clubs

-          Senior Solicitor and involved in commercial property which necessarily includes knowledge of trusteeships, constitutions and governance v management issues

-          Experience in administrative and governance practice

-          Ability to work under pressure, priorities and keep to deadlines

-          Enthusiastic

-          Relatively young age (34). 

Peter Bryant – Bayview Bowling Club

-          Civil Engineer

-          Administers $4m budget

-          Secretary and executive committee member Bayview Bowling Club (considered by the selection panel to be an example of a well operating club)

-          Involved in fund raising

-          Enthusiastic

-          Long involvement in sports administration in many sports including coaching and selecting of teams. 

Liffy Law – Havelock North Bowling Club

-          Formerly school principal

-          Experienced in establishing policies and procedures and implementing and monitoring them

-          Practical and theoretical experience in governance and management practice

-          Had responsibility for financial control of businesses including farming businesses and school operations

-          Representative player and involved in organising sports fixtures and outdoor programmes

-          Enthusiastic, knowledgeable and well researched and presented. 

Colleen Ferrick – Bowls Heretaunga

-          Well known and respected in bowling circles in Hawke’s Bay and nationally

-          Expressed enthusiasm to be involved in new direction for bowls in Hawke’s Bay

-          Involved in operation and general running of own small business

-          Confident, upfront and forthright

-          Expressed herself not to be a committee person but prepared to be involved in the new direction of bowls in Hawke’s Bay by way of membership of the new board. 

Jack Phillip – Bowls Taradale

-          Existing member Bowls Hawke’s Bay Steering Committee

-          Selection panel and steering committee itself felt it important to have continuity on the new board for transfer from centre executive and steering committee to new board for period of time until board is fully established.  Jack intends to stand down from Board and allow appointment of new permanent member when he considered Board is fully operative and conversant with policies and procedures

-          Runs own business as financial and insurance advisor

-          Involved in setting and maintaining budgets

-          Experienced in fund raising

-          Experienced administrator in sport (mainly cricket and bowls). 

Your Board will be introduced to members at the AGM on 22^nd June 2008.