COVER STORY : Ailing DHB Directors - Tony Ryall’s health sector tonic
(March 2010)
The directors of New Zealand’s 21 District Health Boards are collectively responsible for delivering the nation’s frequently criticised health services and spending almost $10 billion a year, or 75 percent of the Government’s total health budget. Governance experts say too many DHB directors are simply not up to the task. Now Health Minister Tony Ryall is turning up the heat. But can he, as he puts it, get them to “lift their game”? Jens Mueller and Reg Birchfield report.
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT : The Paper Plus Tale - How Mike Paardekooper and Rob Smith are re-writing their business
(March 2010)
Former group general manager Warehouse Stationery Rob Smith was, until five years ago, a corporate man. Now he works in harness with Paper Plus storeowner and Paper Plus Group chairman Mike Paardekooper, re-writing their cooperative success story.
TOP 200 : QBE Chairperson of the Year - John Palmer
(December 2009)
John Palmer’s reputation as an outstanding director and chairman of the board is well entrenched. He was voted QBE Insurance Chairperson of the Year in 2007 and wins the accolade again this year because of his outstanding leadership of Air New Zealand and Solid Energy in particular. As this magazine has said before, Palmer’s record of accepting and dealing to difficult assignments earns him the respect of his peers and the market in general.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE : Springboard To Success For Young Directors
(December 2009)
A year ago, high flyers Simon Telfer and Vicky Taylor started a conversation across the aisle on a Qantas flight from Wellington to Auckland. It was the unlikely springboard to a network that now includes more than 300 other aspiring and practising young directors. Reg Birchfield explains.
