Napier Port chief executive Garth Cowie welcomed the opportunity to be involved in the Hastings District Council's change programme for water services operations yesterday.
Mr Cowie was appointed as external chairman to lead the change programme, introduced following an independent review after the campylobacter outbreak last year that left more than 5000 Havelock North residents sick when the town's water supply was contaminated.
The review recommended the appointment of an external chair to ensure rigorous monitoring and reporting.
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Mr Cowie will lead the team developing and overseeing change initiatives and will make recommendations to council chief executive Ross McLeod.