HE PANUI... Teepa Wawatai appointed as CEO of TRONPnui Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou has appointed Teepa Wawatai as Chief Executive Officer. Mr Wawatai is a businessman in Porirua, Wellington. He comes to TRONPnui with administrative and management experience having held senior posts with IBM Australasia, and later as Deputy C.E.O. of Te Puni Kokiri where he was deputy to Sir Wira Gardiner. Mr Wawatai is fully conversant with the new journey now undertaken and anticipated by TRONPnui, as during our Treaty Negotiations he was our Project Manager for this process. Having concluded our Treaty Settlement, Mr Wawatai became one of TRONPnui’s consultants in terms of assisting with the implementation of TRONPnui’s Deed of Settlement. He was also appointed by TRONPnui to head the Ngati Porou Hauora, a position he has held as Chairman of NP Hauora for the past 10 months. The role in this area is very demanding because it involved some restructuring whilst establishing good relationships with TDH and others in the Health Sector. Mr Wawatai was likewise appointed as a Director of the Ngati Porou Holding Company which is the Ngati Porou commercial and wealth creation arm. In the interim, TRONPnui’s Acting C.E.O. for some 10 months has been Allan Jensen. In his previous employment for a number of years has been as Senior Manager for one of Fulton Hogan’s national companies. Allan’s background is in Accountancy, having completed the necessary academic and post graduate courses in both Accountancy and Business Management. During his short tenure as Acting C.E.O. Allan has achieved much for Ngati Porou. He was appointed to TRONPnui as its Chief Finance Officer and I am happy to announce that Allan will continue in this important role as CFO. Both men are Ngati Porou. Teepa Wawatai has several whanau / hapu affiliations in Ngati Porou, as in Te Whanau-a-Hinerupe ki Waiapu, Te Whanau-a-Putaanga, Te Whanau-a- Rakaitemania and Ngati Horowai to name but a few. Allan Jensen is of Te Whanau-a-Tuwhakairirora and Te Whanau a Te Aotaki from Hicks Bay – Te Araroa. Teepa and Allan have been working together harmoniously before Mr Wawatai becoming C.E.O and I am more than assured that this relationship will continue going forward. This process of selecting a C.E.O. has taken many months to achieve, together with a series of interviews and discussions. I am comfortable with the choice we have made and I am equally optimistic that the appointment was the right one. His PR relationships in his previous roles have been excellent, a quality which Ngati Porou needs to achieve its goals and aspirations by being a good team player. He will be able to compliment the equally invaluable attributes that Allan Jensen has brought to TRONPnui. I must also acknowledge the work that Mr Victor Walker carried out for Ngati Porou while he was our Acting C.E.O. He, like Allan achieved much for Ngati Porou, and his contribution has allowed us to continue moving forward. Teepa Wawatai said that he looks forward to taking up this role on 1 October 2013, working with and for Ngati Porou. I have been involved in Ngati Porou development for twenty years and I see this as a continuation of that. Leadership is a privilege and I am conscious of the responsibility to and expectations of Ngati Porou and all others who have an interest in this region. This is an exciting and challenging time for us”. Kia ora A T Mahuika Chairman
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 21:33:10 +0000
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