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HG was honoured to assist Te Kawa Mataaho |Public Service Commission NZ in the appointment of Director-General of Conservation and Chief Executive | Te Tumu Whakarae mō Te Papa Atawhai, Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai.
The Department of Conservation | Te Papa Atawhai is Government New Zealand’s lead agency for conserving the natural and historic heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand. Ms Nelson has been appointed for five years from 1 November 2021.
Ms Nelson is currently the Deputy Director-General Biosecurity New Zealand, at the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), a role she has held since 2019. She has previously held the positions of Deputy Director-General, Policy and Trade at MPI and Deputy Secretary, Environmental Performance, Innovation and Climate at the Ministry for the Environment.
Please see link below to the press release by Te Kawa Mataaho |Public Service Commission NZ

Dr Peter Gillies is a respected and experienced leader who has had over 20 years experience in various clinical and executive leadership roles. Dr Gillies has worked with Darling Downs Hospital and Health Services as the Health Service Chief Executive and prior to becoming Chief Executive he held a dual position of Executive Director and Executive Director Medical Services for Toowoomba Hospital. Dr Gillies is a collaborative leader that provides strong evidence of system leadership to deliver enhanced outcomes and engages in delivering structural and cultural reform, delivering positive patient, safety, clinical and financial turnaround outcomes.

Matthew Wall is an experienced Director of Clinical Services and has held several roles, predominately within the private health sector. Matthew has a comprehensive understanding of the private health sector, and his experience includes his role of Director of Clinical Services at St George Private Hospital. Throughout Matthew’s career, he has been involved in a number of capital expenditure projects, involving the selection and acquisition of capital equipment and new technologies including a new Critical Care unit and Maternity Department. Matthew is familiar with clinical governance systems and processes, having participated in Ramsay HealthCare Australia’s National Clinical Governance Committee for a number of years.

Dr Willson is an experienced Clinical Leader and General Physician with a strong interest in healthcare provisions in regional and remote settings. Dr Willson has extensive experience on the particular focus on the care for First Nation Australians having worked in Darwin and in the Kimberley region. Dr Wilson has been a Clinical Sponsor of the “Caring Together” project with responsibility for the clinical oversight and sponsorship of the development and implementation of upgraded hospital wide patient flow.

Professor Stephen Stuckey has been the Victorian branch Chair and Accreditation Officer of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) since 2008. He a college examiner and has an extensive history of commitment to the quality of imaging in Australia. Professor Stuckey has over 75 publications and his research is regularly presented and cited at meetings in Europe and the USA. Professor Stuckey's experience and training includes time spent at the University of Michigan University Hospital, the world-renowned Dr Stephen Pomeranz in Cincinnati, USA and two periods including a sabbatical at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery London.

Christine Keane has over 20+ years of experience in senior clinical leadership roles in mental health, including acute and rehabilitation services. Christine has a comprehensive understanding of the Nurse Unit Manager (NUM) role in mental health and her experience in secure mental health services includes her role as Nurse Unit Manager at St Heliers Correctional Centre Muswellbrook and the Dhulwa Forensic unit. Christine is a proven clinical nurse leader and is passionate about ensuring the delivery of high quality, efficient and effective person-centred care which meets the needs of the patients and their families or carers. She also has a strong commitment to nursing leadership, innovation, and excellence in the delivery of mental health services, as well as being consumer-focused and recovery-oriented.