Simon Hoole will take over the role from May 1.
Rachel Walsh is also a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors New Zealand.
The new partners are internal promotions, reflecting the firm’s commitment to recognising talent from within, and three of the five (60%) are women.
five new Partners and one new Special Counsel promoted
Scott Pickering is on the boards of Kiwibank, IAG NZ, IAG Australia, and Bowls NZ; is an adviser to HealthNow; and was previously on the board of Chubb in NZ and Australia.
Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced the appointments of 19 King’s Counsel.
George Allbury will help drive new multi-manager GoalsGetter scheme.
Sharon Thompson to take over from Steve Haszard at workplace safety regulator.
Chair Jim van der Poel has announced he will step down at the October AGM.
Dr Sean Sweeney will leave CRL in September to lead the MetroLink project in Dublin, Ireland.