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New KiwiRail director announced

State Owned Enterprises Minister Simon Power has appointed John Leuchars as a director of KiwiRail, effective from July 1. 2 "Mr Leuchars brings strong technical engineering skills aligned with major project management and governance experience to th

NZPA
Wed, 02 Jun 2010

State Owned Enterprises Minister Simon Power has appointed John Leuchars as a director of KiwiRail, effective from July 1. 2

"Mr Leuchars brings strong technical engineering skills aligned with major project management and governance experience to the board,” Mr Power said.

“I look forward to the contribution he will make to KiwiRail as it further develops its strategy over the coming years."

Mr Leuchars replaces Linda Constable whose term ends on June 30, 2010.

He will start on the board at the same time as the new chairman, John Spencer.

Mr Leuchars, a professional company director, is a civil engineer by training and has significant experience in senior management of international consulting engineering companies. He has governance experience in a number of large engineering consultancy firms and not-for-profit organisations.

From July 1, the composition of the KiwiRail board will be: John Spencer (chair), Paula Rebstock (deputy chair), Mark Tume, Bob Field, Bryan Jackson, Mark Franklin and John Leuchars.

NZPA
Wed, 02 Jun 2010
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