Movers & Shakers

Bruce Koefoed has been appointed sales and marketing manager of IT reseller Laser Plus. He was national marketing manager for Onesource.

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Two new senior consultants at recruitment company Sheffield are registered psychologist Sarah Langley, formerly of Deloitte Human Capital; and Stephen Richardson, who has worked with Mercer Human Resource Consulting in Britain and New Zealand.

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Reon Edwards is the new business development manager, Christchurch, for business travel agency Corporate Traveller. He was last with Qantas as a commercial sales executive.

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John Dawson has been appointed deputy managing director of Christchurch wool scourer and exporter NZ Wool Services International. He has been with the company since its inception in 1991.

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Steve Hughson is the new client manager for Waikato technology company Gen-i. He is moving from Gen-i's Wellington branch to Hamilton.

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Merv Stark is Trade New Zealand's senior trade commissioner for the North Asia region. He was last with US nutritional company Herbalife, where he was regional operations vice-president.

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Jan White is the new business manager for community services provider Focus 2000. She was last leisure services manager at the Manukau City Council.

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Guy Whateley has joined strategic design company Velocity as a director. Former employers include Maxim and Saatchi & Saatchi in Wellington and Malaysia.

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Kim Finnimore has joined the Auckland Regional Transport Network as manager, rail division, after 10 years in senior roles with the State Rail Authority in New South Wales.

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Paul Brown has been appointed product manager, managed funds, for BNZ Investments and Insurance in Wellington. He joined the company in 1996 and was last project manager for a BNZ business superannuation product scheduled for launch next month.

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Law firm partner Jock Irvine and arts consultant Hamish Keith have joined the Sky City Auckland Community Trust. They replace former Governor-General Dame Cath Tizard and Linda Smith, who are retiring after eight years.

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