Movers & Shakers

Vanessa Sorenson is the new client director, northern region, for technology company Gen-i. She has been with the company since 1994.

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Will Paterson, formerly a project manager and senior systems consultant with Axon, has taken the role of solutions architect for the Air New Zealand technology solutions team.

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Joan Grace, chief executive of the Printing & Allied Industries Training Council, has also become chief executive officer of Printing Industries New Zealand, replacing the retiring Warren Johnson.

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David Graham has been appointed executive director of law firm, Simpson Grierson. He was last with AT Kearney, consulting in Australia, New Zealand and Brazil.

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Jay Best is the new residential ISP manager for Orcon Internet. An internal promotion, he has worked during the last three months setting up a new corporate sales and support department within the company.

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Grant Gedye has become manufacturing manager of Supalite Industries, a subsidiary of Tyco New Zealand. He has design and manufacturing experience in the signage industry.

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