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Registrars


Biographies

Board

 

Donna Hiser Donna Hiser (Chair)

Donna has held a number of Chief Executive and Senior Management positions in the information technology industry in both the private sector and Government. She now divides her time between governance roles and a small farming operation in Nelson. Currently she chairs the Board of the Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit and is a director of Tourism Nelson Tasman Ltd. She has a strong interest in New Zealand art and is a member of the Bishop Suter Art Gallery Trust Board.


Doug Mercer


Doug Mercer


Doug recently retired from a fulltime career of nearly thirty years in the IT industry. He has held Senior Management positions and for much of his career provided Project Management consultancy to a wide range of Companies and Government Departments. In 2002, Doug was the Project Manager responsible for implementing the Shared Registry System currently operated by NZRS.

David Farrar


David Farrar


David is Chair of the InternetNZ Public Policy Committee. He is the owner and director of Curia Market Research, a NZ polling and market research company. He also worked in Parliament for eight years serving two Prime Ministers and two Opposition Leaders in the strategy, communications, research and information technology fields.

 Michael WallmannsbergerMichael Wallmannsberger

Michael is an IT Security Consultant in the banking sector and has previously held Internet and e-commerce related roles in banking, local government and the government sector. He is a member of the InternetNZ Council, having served as Secretary and Treasurer, and a member of the Standards Council.


 David Wright

David Wright

David is a professional company director and business consultant. He has held Chief Executive and senior management positions in the primary production, transport and electricity sectors across both the private and state sectors. His previous appointments include Director of the Land Transport Safety Authority, a role that included oversight of New Zealand’s motor vehicle and driver licence registries. His current governance roles include Chair of Tonga Power Limited, and directorships of the New Zealand Blood Service and Workbridge Incorporated.