**Governance**
He brings extensive governance experience across regulated public-sector environments, strong strategic and stakeholder leadership capability, and a deep understanding of the challenges associated with stewarding critical infrastructure and delivering essential public services in regional and rural Aotearoa.

While his professional background is often associated with digital, data, and AI governance, his core contribution is governance in complex systems. With extensive experience working alongside engineers, financial specialists, and operational leaders to oversee risk, compliance, long-term investment, and organisational capability. His governance roles frequently involve scrutiny of capital-intensive programmes, balance-sheet risk, and long-term sustainability, ensuring decisions are robust, future-focused, and publicly defensible.

He also brings financial and financial sustainability, risk management, and regulatory compliance, reinforcing his practical understand