Rosanne Meo to Chair New REINZ Board

Rosanne Meo to Chair New REINZ Board

Prominent public and private company director Rosanne Meo OBE is the new chairman of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).

As part of a restructuring to achieve a more modern and professional governance model, the Institute has appointed two independents from outside the industry to its Board of Directors and one has become the chairman.

‘The adoption of this new governance structure is a signal that the Institute is changing and moving forward and we hand over the reins to the new Board with confidence’ says outgoing REINZ National President Peter McDonald.

Auckland-based Rosanne Meo has worked as a company director for almost 20 years, and chaired a range of public and private companies, and state-owned enterprise boards in New Zealand and in Australia as well as community organisations, particularly in the arts sector.

She is currently Chair of the Briscoes Group, the Auckland Philharmonia and AMP NZ Services Limited, and a trustee of the Kelliher Trust and South Auckland Health Foundation.

The other appointed independent director is Dr Richard Janes of Wellington, a professional company director whose considerable experience includes wide involvements in the agricultural and export industries. As well as various company directorships he is currently a director of the NZ Lotteries Commission and Chair of the Electricity & Gas Complaints Commission

In accordance with the new governance structure two members of the real estate industry with extensive high level management experience have also been appointed directors. Managing Director of Livingstone Realty Ltd in Canterbury, David Rankin is chair of the Real Estate Network Limited, a co-operative company comprising most of the residential real estate firms active in Christchurch.

The other appointed director is Bryan Thomson. Starting out as a sales consultant nearly 20 years ago he was CEO of Harcourts New Zealand for eight years and is now Head of Real Estate Operations for Harcourts Australasia.

Under the new structure the REINZ Board also comprises five Regional Directors elected for the 2010 – 2012 period. They are: Jean Smith, Auckland; Philip Searle, Gisborne; Euon Murrell, Wellington; Paul Hedwig, Nelson; Liz Nidd, Dunedin.

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