Auckland International Airport Limited has appointed Nick Forbes as general manager to its senior management team. Forbes' portfolio will consist of retail concessions, car parks, advertising, marketing and the retail side of the business. He comes from a background in the airport retail sector, having worked at Brisbane and more recently Melbourne international airports.
DHL Danzas Air & Ocean has appointed Owen Emery as national manager ocean services. Emery has 10 years' experience in the international shipping and freight forwarding industries and joins the company from Kuehne and Nagel, where he was national seafreight manager.
North Shore City Council has appointed Dale Lott to the new position of group manager - finance, following the merger of the council's revenue and finance departments. Lott, the council's finance manager, will take up his new role next month.
Pakuranga College has appointed Heather McRae as an associate principal. Until recently McRae was secondary principal of the Western Academy of Beijing, an international school in China. Before this she worked with Multiserve Education Trust in Auckland as the director of its education division.
Brian Bilas is the new chief executive of Satara Co-operative Group. Bilas is a 52-year-old chartered accountant with more than 30 years' business experience in New Zealand and Britain. He has been a chief executive of Reid Farmers and RD1, a subsidiary of Fonterra.
SkyCity Entertainment Group has appointed Michael Silberling as the group general manager of its Australian operations. Silberling has more than 10 years' experience within the gaming industry, working with Harrah's Entertainment Inc in the United States. His most recent position was as senior vice-president and general manager for Harrah's operation in Reno.
Rick Bettle has been appointed to the board of Business in the Community, a charitable trust that provides a free mentoring service for small businesses.
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