Movers & Shakers

ATRAC, the telematic tracking systems company, has appointed Mark Woodard as its national sales manager. Woodard was formerly the national sales manager for Esanda Fleet Partners, where he had an annual new business writings budget of $55M.

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Tourism operator Stewart Island Experience has appointed Matt Sillars as area manager for Bluff and Stewart Island. Sillars has wide-ranging experience in the retail sector, most recently as manager of H & J Smith's Outdoor World, Invercargill.

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Kevin Fraei has joined Link Business Broking as a corporate broker. Fraei has over 30 years of experience in the plastics, packaging, print and graphics industries including various CHH divisions before recently selling the flexible packaging company he established, to Amcor.

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Brendan Lyne is to become a director of the Auckland firm of multinational accounting and business advisory group Grant Thornton and will head the firm's corporate finance division. This follows the merger of Frankham Lyne with Grant Thornton, Auckland.

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Engineering, planning and management consultancy Beca has appointed Paul Loof to the role of director - human resources and business services. For the last five years Paul has held the role of managing director for Watson Wyatt NZ Ltd., a human capital consulting firm with 6000 associates.

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Thbics business consulting information services has appointed Mike Bannerman as manager consultancy services. He will focus on developing new markets in independent consulting services with the firm.