Executive Leadership Team (ELT)
The Executive Leadership Team is accountable to the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board, through the Chief Executive, for the leadership and management of Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Chief Executive |
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Kerry Gregory
Deputy Chief Executive
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Deputy Chief Executive
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 Russell Wood |
 Steph Rotarangi |
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Deputy Chief Executive
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Deputy Chief Executive
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Deputy Chief Executive Kaupapa Maori and Cultural Communities |
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The Chief Executive reports to the Chair of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board.
Our Board
The Board of Fire and Emergency New Zealand is appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs. Terms of appointment are usually for 3 years and members are eligible for reappointment.
The current members of the Board are:
Rebecca Keoghan (Chair)
Rebecca was appointed Deputy Chair of the Board for a three-year term in June 2019 and she was appointed Chair in July 2021. Rebecca has a wealth of governance and executive experience across a variety of industries; investment, supply chain, manufacturing, energy, ports, medical, agriculture, FMCG, forestry, health & safety and fire and emergency. In 2018 she was recognised as a rural Woman of Influence. In 2016, she was Fonterra’s Dairy Woman of the Year. Rebecca was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017 Queens Birthday Honours.
Danny Tuato’o (Deputy Chair)
Danny (Ngāpuhi) was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2005 and is currently the Managing Director for Northland law firm MWIS Lawyers Limited. Proficient in te reo Māori, Danny was appointed to the Board in August 2021.
In addition to his legal expertise, Danny has significant leadership experience as a business owner in New Zealand, a director in the public and private sectors, and a senior manager in law and education. As an expert in Trust and Māori Land Law he is regularly engaged as a facilitator for the Māori Land Court. Danny is a Board member of Maritime New Zealand and was appointed to the Airways Corporation of New Zealand Board in July 2023. He was also a panel member on the Air Navigation System Review commissioned by the Ministry of Transport, which concluded in May 2023.
Mary-Anne Macleod
Mary-Anne is a strategic advisor to central and local government agencies while also holding appointments on several government and private boards. She was appointed to the Board in August 2021. She has extensive experience in governance as well as in local and central government and was appointed to the Board of the New Zealand Transport Agency on 1 November 2024.
Mary-Anne has a Masters in Earth Sciences.
Amit Prasad
Amit is a Chartered Accountant with significant experience in finance, audit and risk management. He was appointed to the Board in September 2022,
Amit has extensive governance experience, particularly in the not-for-profit sector. He currently holds a number of governance roles on Boards and Committees in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Belinda Clark, QSO
Belinda holds a Master of Laws in International Law from New York University as well as a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Auckland. She was appointed to the Board in December 2022.
Belinda has significant experience as a public sector leader in both New Zealand and Australia and considerable legal and Treaty of Waitangi expertise. Belinda led the independent review on behalf of the Public Services Commission on assessing Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s workplace culture and its handling of complaints of bullying and harassment.
Belinda was awarded a Queens Services Order in 2014 for services to the State.
Dr Daniel Tulloch
Daniel is a professional director and sustainable finance adviser, with a deep understanding of financial stewardship, sustainability, and risk management. He was appointed to the Board in November 2024.
Daniel has experience managing financial and operational transformations to ensure strategies are economically sound and culturally aligned. He is a current member of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) Board and a trustee of the Everybody Eats Charitable Trust. He has governance experience in both public and private finance, asset and fund management bodies. He also holds governance roles on the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal and the Financial Advisors Disciplinary Committee.
Daniel is a chartered member of the Institute of Directors New Zealand. He completed his postdoctoral research in Sustainable Finance at the University of Oxford, has a Doctorate of Finance from the University of Otago (2015).
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