Steering group and working groups

Steering group and working group membership.

Advanced Manufacturing Steering Group

Name Role
Brett O’Riley
(Co-Chair: Business)
Chief Executive – Employers & Manufacturers Association
Rachel Mackintosh
(Co-Chair: Union)
Vice-President – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi (NZCTU) and Assistant National Secretary – E tū
Paul Stocks
(Co-Chair: Government)
Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Gadiel Asiata Union delegate – E tū Co-President and leader of Komiti Pasifika, Griffins Foods
Rachel Barker Chief Executive – Plastics New Zealand
Sue Bradley General Manager – Beca
Dr Troy Coyle Chief Executive – Heavy Engineering Research Association
Co-Chair – Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council
Renata Hakiwai Managing Director – HTK Group Ltd
Co-Chair – Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council
Ces Herring Union delegate – First Union, Juken New Zealand Triboard
Matewai Roberts Union delegate – E tū, Sistema
Jonathan Zyzalo Chair Māori Industry Action Group
Business Development Manager – 3D Design Limited
Rod de Spong COO – Douglas Pharmaceuticals
Dr Xu Xun Chair The University and Research Institute Advanced Manufacturing Group
Professor – Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland

Hunter Nottage (Programme Director)  Policy Director, Economic Development and Transitions  Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Implementation Groups

Continuing the partnership approach to the Advanced Manufacturing ITP, industry-led implementation groups are being stood up to drive delivery of the plan. They are:

  • Advanced Manufacturing Aotearoa Inc
  • Enhanced union groups
  • Māori Industry Action Group
  • Pacific Peoples Advanced Manufacturing Group
  • The University and Research Institute Advanced Manufacturing Group

If you would like to connect with any of these groups, please email info@advancedmanufacturing.nz and we will put you in touch.

Last updated: 24 May 2022