KEY POINTS:
Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley has been appointed to chair the Board of Seniors Money International Limited, Sentinel's new international holding company. Since leaving politics, Shipley's other commercial directorships include Richina Pacific, Mainzeal Construction in New Zealand and Momentum (HR company).
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ACE Insurance, a part of the ACE Group of Companies, has appointed Richard Parkinson as managing director. Parkinson has been with ACE since 1999 and has held a number of senior management positions including southern region manager and New Zealand A&H manager.
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The Auckland Regional Council has appointment John Lynch as the new group manager for Mt Smart Stadium. Lynch is the former CEO of Arena Manawatu in Palmerston North.
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Research International has appointed David Mansfield to the new position of senior director, client service. Previously Business Director at TNS, Mansfield has overall responsibility for the client teams and spearheads business development
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Amber Coulter and Andrew Lewis have recently returned from working in the UK and Europe to head up a new boutique research venture The Research Agency. The agency will focus on providing businesses with consumer based solutions in the areas of strategy, ideas generation, brand and advertising development.
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Jones Lang LaSalle has appointed Stephen Saul as director, research and consulting. Saul has over 28 years of experience in both commercial and residential real estate.
