Our management team
Management team
Following is a summary of confirmed or acting managers in the Department, by business branch.
- Strategy and Governance
- Service and System Transformation
- Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
- Information and Knowledge Services
- Policy, Regulatory and Ethnic Affairs
- Service Delivery and Operations
- Shared Services Branch
Carolyn Risk - Deputy Chief Executive Strategy and Governance
Carolyn Risk
Carolyn joined the Department in 2009 as Director of the Office of the Chief Executive. When the organisation was restructured on 1 February 2011, she became Deputy Chief Executive Strategy and Governance.
Carolyn holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Canterbury, and a Masters of Laws from the University of Michigan. She has worked in a range of legal, policy and service delivery roles in the Public Service across the social and natural resources sectors.
As Deputy Chief Executive Governance and Strategy, Carolyn supports the Executive Leadership Team in its governance role for the whole Department and to work with all business groups to ensure their contributions achieve the Department’s outcomes.
Carolyn has the following people reporting to her:
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
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Anouk Alexander |
Manager Organisational Performance - Strategy and Planning |
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Peter Burke |
Manager Organisational Performance - Governance and Assurance |
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Melanie Webb |
Chief Legal Advisor |
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Amanda Henderson |
Manager Branch Development and Support |
Tim Occleshaw - Deputy Chief Executive Service and System Transformation
Tim Occleshaw
Tim Occleshaw is Deputy Chief Executive, Service and System Transformation. He has a critical role to play in managing a wide-ranging transformation in how citizens experience all government services online – and how this transformation can be applied across the Department. His strategic responsibilities include all-of-government ICT Strategy and Planning, the Government ICT Supply Management Office, Better Public Services Result 10, and Government Technology Services.
Tim joined DIA in December 2012. Before this, he was with Inland Revenue as Deputy Commissioner, Information, Design and Systems, responsible for information strategy, service and solution design, enterprise architecture and IT operations and services, including modernisation and transformation of IR’s information systems. Prior to that, Tim was Chief Information Officer at the Ministry of Social Development – both jobs for four years. In July 2008 he won the New Zealand CIO of the Year award.
Tim has spent more than 25 years working in the financial services sector in Australia and New Zealand, in a variety of business and IT management roles including heading IT for ANZ New Zealand.
As Deputy Chief Executive Service and System Transformation, Tim has the following people reporting to him:
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
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Chris East |
General Manager Government Technology Services |
|
Richard Foy |
Director Service Transformation |
|
Stuart Wakefield |
Director Government ICT Strategy and Planning |
| Chris Webb |
acting General Manager, Government ICT Supply Management Office |
|
Paul Dolman |
Programme Manager Transformation |
|
Gaynor Bradfield |
Manager Branch Development and Support |
John Hamilton - Director Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
John Hamilton
John Hamilton CNZM, MVO, has held the role of Director, Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management since 2006.
In his leadership of the Ministry John is responsible for maintaining the national capability to respond to civil defence emergencies, developing the strategic framework that guides the achievement of national resilience, providing national guidance and support to the civil defence emergency management sector, and leading the national campaign to increase awareness and preparedness.
Before joining MCDEM John was Chief of Air Force with the rank of Air Vice-Marshal. As an Air Force cadet he gained a Bachelor of Science at Canterbury University, trained as a helicopter pilot and completed command courses in the United Kingdom and the United States.
As Director, Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, John has the following people reporting to him:
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
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Shane Bayley |
Manager CDEM Development |
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David Coetzee |
Manager Capability and Operations |
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Sarah Stuart-Black |
Manager Analysis and Planning |
Sue Powell - Deputy Chief Executive Information and Knowledge Services
Sue Powell
Sue Powell began her role as Deputy Chief Executive Information and Knowledge Services on 13 December 2012. Prior to that, she held the roles of acting Deputy Chief Executive Service and System Transformation and Deputy Chief Executive Knowledge, Information, Research and Technology.
Before joining the Department, Sue was Deputy Secretary, Programmes at the Ministry for the Environment where she had responsibility for administration of environmental legislation (the Resource Management Act, Emissions Trading Scheme, Waste Minimisation Act), and the implementation of Ministry programmes as well as the Ministry's science and information function. She has a background in local government, primarily in policy and administration of environmental legislation. She holds a degree in Agricultural Science from Lincoln University.
As Deputy Chief Executive Information and Knowledge Services, Sue has the following people reporting to her:
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
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Bill Macnaught |
National Librarian |
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Greg Goulding |
Archives New Zealand |
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Tina Sutton |
General Manager Government Information Services |
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Kristina Wickham |
Manager Branch Development and Support |
Paul James - Deputy Chief Executive Policy, Regulatory and Ethnic Affairs
Paul James
Paul has held the role of Deputy Chief Executive Policy, Regulatory and Ethnic Affairs (PREA) since April 2011.
He leads PREA in its work to maximise the benefits of ethnic diversity for New Zealand, protect communities through regulating gambling, censorship, spam and anti-money laundering and provide policy leadership across a wide range of issues including local government and many of the department's operational responsibilities such as civil defence.
Paul was formerly the Director of the Office of Treaty Settlements (OTS) in the Ministry of Justice, a role he held since 2006. Before that, Paul was General Manager, Public Law and earlier Policy Manager, Family Law. He has also worked in policy in The Treasury, ACC, OTS and Te Puni Kōkiri.
As Deputy Chief Executive Policy, Regulatory and Ethnic Affairs, Paul has the following people reporting to him:
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
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Marilyn Little |
General Manager Policy |
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Mervin Singham |
Director Office of Ethnic Affairs |
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Maarten Quivooy |
General Manager Regulatory Services |
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Clare Bugden |
Manager Branch Development and Support |
|
Damian Zelas |
Manager Crown Entity Monitoring and Appointments |
Maria Robertson - Deputy Chief Executive Service Delivery and Operations
Maria Robertson
Maria Robertson has held the role of Deputy Chief Executive, Service Delivery and Operations, since February 2013.
She leads a team of 650 staff in the passports, citizenship, births, deaths and marriages, community operations, charities and igovt areas.
Maria was most recently the Deputy Chief Executive for Service Delivery at Building and Housing where she was previously the deputy Chief Executive Organisational Development and Strategy.
Prior to that, Maria was the General Manager Advanced Dynamics (NZ) Ltd and Manager Performance Improvement Woodproducts at Carter Holt Harvey. She has also held senior roles in Telecom and Comalco.
As Deputy Chief Executive Service Delivery and Operations, Maria has the following people reporting to her:
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
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Jeff Montgomery |
Registrar-General Births, Deaths and Marriages |
| Geoff May |
General Manager Passports |
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Garry Manley |
General Manager Customer Services |
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Brian Clarke |
General Manager Citizenship |
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Robyn Nicholas |
General Manager Community Operations |
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David Philp |
General Manager Identity and Data Services |
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Christine Bennett |
Manager Branch Development and Support |
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Brendon Ward |
General Manager Charities |
Peter Murray - Deputy Chief Executive Shared Services Branch
Peter Murray
Peter has held the role of Deputy Chief Executive Shared Services since April 2011.
His teams provide finance, communications, human resources, property and non-ICT procurement services for the Department; as well as Ministerial and Secretariat Services who support Ministers, and provide Visits and Ceremonies and VIP Transport services.
Peter’s focus is on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Shared Services through a customer approach supported by service catalogues and process streamlining.
Prior to joining the Department, Peter was DCE Organisation Services at the Ministry of Fisheries. This role covered a wide range of corporate services and Māori Aquaculture Settlement.
Before joining Fisheries, his work experience included Capital Coast Health, IBM Australia and IBM New Zealand.
As Deputy Chief Executive Shared Services Branch, Peter has the following people reporting to him:
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
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Colin Feslier |
Director Communications |
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Morag Woodley |
Director Human Resources |
|
Shirley Smith |
Chief Financial Officer |
|
Anne O'Shaughnessy |
Manager Branch Development and Support |
|
Janice Calvert |
General Manager Ministerial and Secretariat Services |
|
Phil Green |
General Manager Operations |
