Mee
t our Investors in People New Zealand
Team
Stuart Burgess - Managing Director of Investors In
People New Zealand
Stuart is Managing Director for
Investors in People NZ as well holding the role of Director of
Investors in People Australia. Stuart has responsibility for
positioning the international Investors in People quality Standard
into the NZ environment and ensuring consistency in delivery of
services provided to clients. He is recognised by Investors in
People UK as the leading Investors in People specialist in
Australasia, having assessed and advised extensively in the NZ and
Australian context.
In the last 20 years he has held senior management
positions heading both finance and human resources functions in
NZ, Singapore and the UK. Stuart has wide experience in areas
of organisational development and business strategy and uses his
skills to provide highly effective assessment feedback to clients
in all sectors. Stuart is a chartered accountant and a member of
the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Email: stuart@iipnz.co.nz
m: +64 274
588930
Karen Simmonite - Quality Services
Coordinator
Karen has a
background in education and training and is responsible
for ensuring the smooth running and administration of training
and development programmes. Karen assures clients
that quality service is of paramount importance at Investors
in People NZ. If you have any queries regarding our any of our
workshops or Investors in People New Zealand in general, Karen will
be our contact in the office.
Email: karen@iipnz.co.nz p: + 64 9 360
4025
Investors in People Specialists
The following are accredited Investors
in People Specilaists, authorised to conduct assessment and/or
advisory services. All our advisors work nationally but are
based throughout New Zealand.
Mark Sweeney
- Wellington
Mark Sweeney is an affiliate of Investors in
People. Along with Chris Rowan, he is responsible for the
Wellington office of IIPNZ. He facilitates and coaches in order to
equip leaders with a suite of capabilities to deal with any
situation. Mark is particularly effective in ensuring the transfer
of learning into workplace practice and does this with a high level
of pragmatism and the ability to make seemingly complex
organizational issues accessible and manageable. Mark is qualified
as an Investors in People Assessor and a Belbin Teams accredited
facilitator with experience in the public service, local government
and education sectors.
Email Mark at mark@iipnz.co.nz.
Chris
Rowan - Wellington
Chris is an Associate of
Investors in People NZ and responsible for the running of the
Wellington office with colleague Mark Sweeney. She also is a
Director of Impact Group Ltd, a consultancy specialising in
organisational development capacities, training and facilitation in
both the Education and Business sectors.
Chris has worked extensively in
the education sector as a teacher, a lecturer and the Chair of
Special Education at Wellington College of Education. As a highly
skilled facilitator Chris is an advocate of active and interactive
learning. She uses an innovative approach to facilitation and
training design. This has seen her work in a range of settings
including National Symposia, Advisory Groups and in community
consultation.
Email
C
hris at chris@iipnz.co.nz
Sarah
Watson - Christchurch
Sarah Watson is an Agriculture Specialist and also
an affiliate of Investors in People. Sarah and her husband
Tony are jointly responsible for our Investors in People office in
Christchurch. Sarah has a BAgrSci, from Lincoln University and has
been an HR professional since 1992 and HR Consultant to the dairy
sector since 2002. She has worked as a Group HR Manager in the
private sector and held various HR roles in other corporate
environments. Sarah is a qualified Investors in People assessor, a
5 times presenter at South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) and has
presented at Women in Dairy (National conference and South Island
Dairy Days series) and is a member of HRINZ.
Email Sarah: sarah@iipnz.co.nz
Tony Watson -
Christchurch
Tony Watson, also an Agriculture Specialist, is
another affiliate of Investors in People. He has
extensive experience in the agriculture sector and provides
consulting services primarily to the Agribusiness
sector.
Email Tony: tony@peoplemad.co.nz
Chris
Elphick -
National
Chris Elphick is a
highly experienced business coach, consultant, facilitator and
trainer. He works with a wide range of organisations from the
profit, not-for-profit and public sectors. He currently runs the
Pacific Business Mentoring Training Programme for BMNZ; delivers
business improvement workshops for ECCC; has a number of private
clients; provides leadership, management and supervision programmes
through Thought Planters and works as an associate for the
Government's Partnership Resource Centre where he works with
employee engagement initiatives. He was involved with the Investors
in People Standard from its pilot stages in the UK as an assessor
and advisor. More information can be found on www.chriselphick.co.nz
Email: c.elphick@xtra.co.nz
Liz
Gordon
Liz, an Investors in People specialist, has many years practical
experience working as a manager within competitive business
environments. Throughout her career, Liz's main focus has been
on developing and implementing a wide range of people management
strategies and practices that recognise the important part people,
at all levels, play in organisational success. In addition to
consultancy services, Liz has taught business related topics at the
University of Otago, Belfast Metropolitan College and the
University of Ulster. Liz is a chartered member of the CIPD (UK),
member of the Institute of Business Consultants and a facilitator
for NZIM.
Email: lgindividual@btinternet.com