Biographies

Anne is a professional company director, business consultant and chartered accountant. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand Inc. Her current governance roles include deputy chairmanship of Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd and directorships of Meridian Energy Ltd, Invest South Ltd and Lakes Environmental Ltd. She is also a member of the board of the New Zealand Blood Service and of New Zealand Cricket.

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 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.

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.

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.

Nick Griffin (General Manager)

Nick joined NZRS in the foundation year (2002) and brought with him a wealth of knowledge gained from 17 years prior experience in the IT environment working at IBM and P&O Containers in IT systems and project management roles. Nick continues to enjoy his challenging journey of ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations of the company, closely supported by his small team.