Our Board

Ian Collier
Chair

Jason Franklin

Jeff Grant

Lucy Griffiths

Peter Heenan

Rachel Lindsay

Maria Pera
Management Team

Chami Abeysinghe
Chief Executive

Suzanne Hotton
GM Finance, IT and Facilities

Ben Lewis
GM Business Services

Steve Canny
GM Strategic Projects

Mark Frood
GM Tourism and Events

Bobbi Brown
GM Tourism and Events (seconded to Beyond 2025 Southland Project Lead)
Business Team

Dale Booth
Regional Business Partner Network Team Manager

Sarah McPherson
Business Growth Advisor

Renata Gill
Southland Youth Futures Team Manager

Kendall Corkery
Southland Youth Futures Advisor

Kristie Malone
Southland youth Futures Advisor

Anna Star
Fiordland Community Wellbeing Coordinator
Strategic Projects Team

Mary-Anne Webber
Sector Manager Food and Beverage

Jongwook Kim
Strategic Projects Engineer

Alison Floyd
Senior Spatial and Policy Planner

Paula Lopez
Sustainability Planner

Julian Almanzar
Geoscience / GIS Analyst

Nick Round-Turner
Information Officer

Mike Potter
Data and Insights Analyst

Jessika Otero
Advanced Geospatial Analyst

Gretchen Ledington
Farm Carbon Capture and Management Project Manager
Tourism Team

Anke Ruwette
Tourism Marketing Manager

Amie Young
Destination Development Manager

Fiona Madill
Destination Development Advisor

Stu Cordelle
Visit Fiordland Manager

Florine Potts
Tourism Marketing Advisor

Nic Wills
Destination Development Advisor (seconded to Beyond 2025 Southland Project Advisor)
Events Team

Karen Witham
Conference and Events Manager

Sarah Feary
Events Marketing Advisor

Jill McKee
Events Operations Coordinator

Hannah Wallis
Fiordland Events Coordinator

Nicola Wylie
City Centre Coordinator
Beyond 2025 Southland

Bobbi Brown
Beyond 2025 Southland Project Lead

Nic Wills
Beyond 2025 Southland Project Advisor

Becs Amundsen
Beyond 2025 Southland Project Advisor
Administration Team

Bronwyn Affleck
Administration Manager

Bridget Napier
People and Culture Manager

Emma Carle
Communications Manager

Georgia Evans
Graphic Designer

Leon Hastie
Web & IT Support

Rhonda Twomey
Front Desk Administrator

Coby Dowling
Management Accountant