The first meeting of the new Transporting New Zealand Board on Tuesday confirmed two important appointments and key plans for 2025.

After the Board considered proposals from candidates, leading economist Cam Bagrie (pictured) has been appointed as an Independent Director and Chair.

Cam is currently an Independent Chair of the governance committee of the NZ Apple and Pear Inc. Board, and he is also a Board member of Life Education Trust.

Transporting NZ says Cam will bring additional skills, experience and knowledge to the Board and the association’s leadership.

The other important move sees Dom Kalasih formally appointed as Chief Executive Officer – a position he has held in an interim role for 18 months.

It’s effectively a change of wording only, dropping `Interim’ from the title.

“I don’t expect you to notice any changes operationally,” Dom says.

Outlining the focus for coming year, Dom says.

“The next 12 months are exciting. I see the effectiveness of sector groups really taking off; further relationships with suppliers being formed; us continuing to improve engagement across the membership; us holding more quality events; and us continuing to lead on the high-level policy advocacy front.

“All these will ensure we provide value to members. I also envisage further changes to business systems and processes to improve resilience and integrity of us functioning as an organisation.”