Board of Directors

Greg Muir - Chair

Greg Muir

Greg Muir was appointed Chairman of the New Zealand Tourism Board in July 2008. He is currently Managing Director of Tru-Test Ltd.

Prior to joining Tru-Test Ltd, Greg Muir was Executive Chairman of Pumpkin Patch Ltd, Chief Executive Officer of The Warehouse Group Ltd and has held senior management roles with TNT Australia Pty Ltd and Lion Nathan Ltd. He is also currently non-executive chairman of Pumpkin Patch Limited, Pioneer Capital Management Ltd, the Blues S14 Franchise and a director of the Auckland Rugby Union.

	Susie Johnstone

Susie Johnstone - Deputy Chair

Susie Johnstone is a director of the Chartered Accountancy firm Shand Thomson. She has held governance roles on the boards of Telford Rural Polytechnic, the New Zealand Hockey Federation and the Institute of Chartered Accountants. She is also currently a board member of the New Zealand Blood Service and the Otago District Health Board.

Paul Bingham - Director

Paul Bingham

Paul Bingham is Managing Director of Black Cat Group. He is Chairman of Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism and is a past member of the Tourism Research Council New Zealand, and the Banks Peninsula Tourism and Economic Development Board. Paul Bingham has recently been appointed to the board of Air New Zealand. He has previously held positions with Tourism Holdings Ltd and Air New Zealand.

John Barrett - Director

John Barrett

Glenys Coughlan - Director

	Glenys Coughlan

Glenys Coughlan has over 20 years experience in the tourism industry including four years as Chief Executive of the Tourism Industry Association and eight years in senior management with Air New Zealand .

She is past Chair of the Pacific Asia Travel Association's (PATA) International Advisory Council. She is a longstanding director of Te Papa, Chair of Positively Wellington Tourism, a director of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency and a trustee of the PATA New Zealand Trust.

Henry van Asch - Director

Henry van Asch

Co-founder of AJ Hackett Bungy, Henry van Asch, accomplished a decade of success in New Zealand adventure tourism with business partner AJ Hackett before founding Bungy New Zealand in 1997.

Now a current Director of Bungy New Zealand Ltd, Henry oversees ownership and operation of the Bungy New Zealand Group (which includes AJ Hackett Bungy, and Auckland Bungy & Bridge Climb) along with his latest ventures: the High Plains Wine Co and The Winehouse & Kitchen Restaurant.

Malcolm Johns - Director

	Malcolm Johns

Malcolm Johns is Chief Executive of Intercity Group (NZ) Limited, parent company of Intercity Coachlines, Newmans Coach Lines, Great Sights New Zealand, Fullers Bay of Islands, Kings Dolphin Cruises and Eco Tours. He is a current Director and Deputy Chair of the New Zealand Tourism Industry Association and a member of the Northland Tourism Development Group.

Malcolm Johns has extensive commercial experience in international tourism having held senior management and governance roles both in New Zealand and internationally including Discover Canada Holidays, Jasons Travel Media, Tourism Holdings, Mount Cook Group and Hyatt International Hotels and Resorts.

Jennie Langley - Director

Jennie Langley

Jennie Langley was appointed as Independent Chair of the New Zealand Hotel Council (NZHC) in 2007. She was previously NZHC’s Chief Executive Officer for four years before leaving to become CEO of the Museum Hotel in Wellington for a year.

She has been a Trustee of Positively Wellington Tourism, an elected member of the Inbound Tour Operators Council and remains engaged with other tourism and business groups.

Specialising in public affairs and government relations, Jennie Langley has held senior executive and consultancy roles in companies in New Zealand and overseas. She has been a Director of the New Zealand Wool Board and Opus International Consultants. She has served as a local government councillor in Hawke’s Bay and on educational bodies in Hawke’s Bay and Auckland.

Jennie Langley is a director of her consultancy company, J L Associates Ltd, and is a member of the Biosecurity Ministerial Advisory Council.

Paul Richardson - Director

	Paul Richardson

Paul Richardson is Vice President New Zealand & Fiji Accor Hospitality. Paul holds a Business degree and has more than 25 years experience in the hospitality and travel industry. Ten of these years were with Starwood Hotels where he held General Manager positions throughout the Asia Pacific region.

In 2005, Paul joined Accor and in 2007 took up the position of Vice President for New Zealand and Fiji. In this role he currently oversees the operation of 32 hotels and drives Accor’s future developments in both countries. He is a Director of the New Zealand Hotel Council and the Tourism Industry Association.

Gill Lockhart - Board Secretary

Gill joined Tourism New Zealand in May 2003 to take up the roles of Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive and Board Secretary.

Gill has had a varied career, ranging from legal work in England specialising in Family Law to roles in New Zealand at the Maritime Safety Authority and the Department of Internal Affairs. Most recently Gill Lockhart has been self employed in the IT industry.

Contact Gill in the first instance to get in touch with any of Tourism New Zealand's Board Members. Email gillL@tnz.govt.nz