Liz MacPherson named chief statistician, replacing Bascand
Geoff Bascand left in May to join the Reserve Bank.
Liz MacPherson, a deputy chief at the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, has been named as the next government statistician.
Ms MacPherson will take up the position on August 26 for a five-year term, the State Services Commission says in a statement.
She replaces Geoff Bascand, who left in May to join the Reserve Bank as deputy governor and head of operations.
Ms MacPherson is currently deputy CEO for strategy and governance at MoBIE, with oversight of the mega-ministry's Canterbury economic recovery work and the government's business growth policy, the statement says.
(BusinessDesk)
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Liz MacPherson named chief statistician, replacing Bascand
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