Movers & Shakers

Liz Jepson joins recruitment firm Grafton Consulting Group as a consultant. Before joining Grafton, she worked with Hudson. Ruth Whitehead joins the firm as a consultant/health planner. She is a registered nurse.

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Web design firm Solutionists has appointed Mark Smith as its online solutions consultant. He was previously the national sales and marketing manager for New Horizons Learning Centres, a division of the Eagle Technology Group.

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Ian Jones has joined Business & IT Consulting firm Asparona as senior technical consultant. Ian has 15 years experience in the IT industry working primarily with Oracle and Microsoft technologies in Britain and NZ.

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Malcolm Johns has been appointed chief executive officer of InterCity Group. Johns has been the group's GM of sales and services since February last year. Johns succeeded David Strange.

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Rural supplies retailer RD1 has appointed Shannon Read as national marketing manager. Before joining the firm she was brand and communications manager for Natural Gas Corporation.

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Susan Lord has joined the team at recruiter Salt as talent scout.

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Livestock Improvement has employed Tracey Monehan as project manager. For the past three-and-a-half years she has been the programme manager for Population Health Screening for the Auckland Regional Public Health Service.

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La Grouw Corporation, owner of the Lockwood and Initial brands, has appointed Bryce Heard as its strategic and commercial development officer. He has just completed an eight-year term as CEO of Forest Research.