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Roger PartridgeChairman, Bell Gully

CHAIRMAN

Roger_Patridge.jpgbell-gully.jpgRoger Partridge, a litigation partner at Bell Gully, was appointed as the firm’s Chairman in 2007 after three years leading the firm's litigation department. He is recognised for handling large-scale litigation and in developing strategies for successfully resolving complex disputes.

He was elected as chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable in August 2010.
 
Roger specialises in company law and securities litigation, competition law matters and commercial contractual disputes.  He is also experienced in banking and finance litigation. He regularly appears as counsel in major commercial matters in the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
 
Roger is the Director of the Legal Research Foundation, New Zealand’s leading private law reform body and is a member of the editorial board of the New Zealand Law Review.

Nick CalavriasAlumnus Member

VICE-CHAIR

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Nick Calavrias retired as chief executive of publicly listed Steel & Tube Group in April 2009 after 18 years in the position.
 
He was appointed executive director of Steel & Tube Holdings in September 1990, following the acquisition of Acorn Pacific Corporation Group of which he was managing director and a major shareholder. In July 1991 he was appointed chief executive of the Steel & Tube Group.
 
Nick is a former vice-chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, an accredited member of the Institute of Directors, a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management, and a delegate to the annual Australia - New Zealand Leadership Forum since its inception in 2004.
 
Since his retirement from active management roles, Nick has become a non-executive director. He is currently chairman of: Contract Resources Limited (a company providing a number of industrial services predominantly to the oil industry), Clearwater Construction Ltd; D & H Steel Construction Ltd; and is a director of Rangatira Ltd (a company with a mix of passive investments as well as a diverse portfolio of private equity investments including Auckland Packaging Company Limited, Contract Resources Limited, Heller Tasty Limited, Polynesian Spa Limited, Tecpak Industries Limited, and Dunlop Living Limited.

Bill Gallagher MBEChief Executive, Gallagher Group

VICE-CHAIR

Gallagher Group.jpgBill Gallagher.jpgBill is CEO of the Gallagher Group, a worldwide group of companies specialising in animal management and business security systems including Cardex. Its products include security fences, fuel pumps, plastic moulding and swipe cards. 
 
He was awarded the MBE in 1987, and the Queen's Medal (Commonwealth) in 1990. He was the 1996 winner of the prestigious IABC Excellence in Communication Leadership award, the first time since its inception in 1961 that the award had gone outside North America. In 1998 Bill was awarded Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the Queen's New Year Honours List. He won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2003 and in 2004 was inducted as a laureate into the National Business Review/Minter Ellison Business Hall of Fame.  
 
Bill has a strong and active commitment to the Waikato region. He is a major sponsor of the Rescue Helicopter, Waikato Stadium, Mounted Police, Gallagher Community Swimming Pool, Gallagher Hockey Centre and supported the establishment of the Performing Arts centre at Waikato University. He is also involved with many other civic and community organisations.

Dean BracewellManaging Director, Freightways

MEMBER

Dean_Bracewell_2003_1.jpgFreightways.gifDean Bracewell has been managing director of the Freightways Group since 1999.
 
He joined the group in 1979 and apart from a five-year period which included time overseas, he has spent his entire career with the company. He held a range of senior executive and general management roles in a number of the Freightways businesses prior to his appointment as managing director.
 
Freightways is a leading provider of express package services throughout New Zealand, with complementary businesses servicing the information management and business mail sectors.
 
The group's origins date back to 1964 through New Zealand Couriers, a pioneer in the express package industry in New Zealand.

Matthew CockramChief Executive, Cooper and Company

MEMBER

Matthew Cockram.jpgCooper and co.jpgMatthew has been chief executive (New Zealand) of Cooper and Company since 2005. Cooper and Company is a private investment firm that acquires and actively develops assets on a long-term ownership basis. Matthew’s role includes day-to-day responsibilities on the Britomart and Mountain Landing projects in the areas of leadership, legal design, structuring, compliance, strategy and reporting.
 
He practised as a lawyer at Bell Gully from 1984 to 2005, including 13 years as a partner and four years as chairman. His legal expertise is in commercial property, construction and large-scale infrastructure projects. During his time at Bell Gully Matthew was involved in a number of major private and public projects in the Auckland region including the Auckland Rail Project, Britomart Transport Centre, Botany Town Centre and Auckland City Hospital.
 
In 2004 he helped set up the New Zealand Council of Infrastructure Development, where he served on the Board until 2008, including as chairman from 2006 to 2008. NZCID was established to advocate for improved public and private sector provision of infrastructure development.
 
Matthew is a member of the Committee for Auckland

Simon HullManaging Director, Allied Work Force Group

MEMBER

Simon Hull.jpg Allied work force.jpgSimon founded Allied Work Force in 1988 and has been its managing director for the past 21 years. He has extensive knowledge of the on-hire labour market and has been instrumental in growing the business from its small beginning to its current market leading position.

Over the years Allied Work Force has acquired other companies and set up its own NZQS certified non-profit training school which supplies apprentices to the building industry under the MAC scheme. These now form part of the Allied Work Force Group Ltd for which Simon has overall responsibility. The recent appointment of a CEO to run the day-to-day operations has allowed Simon to focus on identifying strategic growth opportunities for the Group.
 
Before founding Allied Work Force, Simon was involved in small business management, horticulture and farming.
 
He was a Category Finalist in the 2004 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and was invited to participate in the Employment Summit in February 2009. Simon is in active dialogue with the government on employment and labour issues.
 
Passionate about yachting, Simon has owned and led the campaigns of a succession of race keelboats. His Transpac 52 ‘V5’ won the Coastal Classic Yacht Race in 2007 and 2008 and the Bay of Islands Race Week in 2009. He also competes in most of New Zealand’s offshore races.

Take a look at the photographs of TeamVodafoneSailing, Simon’s open 60 Trimaran G3 sponsored by Vodafone.
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