Movers & Shakers

TelstraClear has appointed Gordon Wong as its general counsel and company secretary. He replaces Saul Cannon who returned to Telstra in Melbourne as its general counsel - finance & administration and corporate development.

Hotel du Vin has appointed Janice Martin as executive chef. For the past four years she has worked in Chicago.

Paul Gregory has been appointed manager - media relations and investor communications at Skycity Entertainment Group. Gregory was most recently manager - media relations at Westpac.

Richard Kirby has been appointed president of Ingenium, the Association of Local Government Engineering New Zealand. Kirby, assets group manager at Manawatu District Council, succeeds David Adamson.

Krista Ferguson has been appointed chief executive of the Gambling Helpline. She has been with the Gambling Helpline for two years as business manager.

FCm Travel Solutions, a division of Flight Centre, has appointed Frances Purcell as human resources manager. Purcell was previously operations leader in the company's travel management divisions in Auckland.

Sytecs security business, DMZGlobal, has appointed Greg Bickerton as its general manager. He replaces Erin Harte who relocated to Melbourne.

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