Tony Allison and Murray Sherwin have been appointed to Crown Research Institute Scion, which specialises in research, science and technology development for the forestry, wood product, wood-derived materials, and other biomaterials sectors.
Scion board director Tony Allison.
New board director Murray Sherwin.
They joined existing board members and new chair Richard Westlake for their first official meeting in Rotorua this week.
Westlake said the latest director appointments strengthen Scion’s governance and strategic direction.
“Both individuals bring extensive experience and a wealth of business knowledge to the organisation. I look forward to working closely with them as we guide Scion through a period of change with the Science System Review under way.”
The Science System Advisory Group (SSAG) chaired by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman is developing preliminary advice and recommendations on strengthening the science, innovation, and technology system.
Allison is managing director and owner of Smiths City Finance and his previous governance roles include chair of Otago Polytechnic, where he successfully established a transition board. He has held other significant governance roles at Delta Utility Services, Dunedin International Airport, Mornington Health Centre, Night ’n Day Foodstores, and City Forests.
Sherwin is an economist with more than four decades’ experience in public policy. His current roles include chair of the Plant Germplasm Import Council (a collaboration between MPI’s Biosecurity New Zealand and the industries engaged in imports of plant germplasm), a member of the advisory board of Iron Duke Partners, and trustee of the Reserve Bank Staff Superannuation Scheme.
The new directors replace Greg Mann and Dr Jon Ryder, whose terms ended on June 30, along with former board chair Dr Helen Anderson.
The latest appointments mean Scion’s board is made of Richard Westlake, Stana Pezic, Brendon Green (Ngāti Hikairo, Ngāpuhi), Nicole Anderson (Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa, Te Aupōuri), Phil Taylor and Kiriwaitingi Rei-Russell (Te Arawa – Ngati Whakaue, Tūhourangi Ngati Wāhiao, and Ngati Awa – Te Pahipoto), Murray Sherwin, Tony Allison, and Future Director Zara Morrison (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Tūwharetoa).
