The Auckland Council has appointed Raveen Jaduram and Henare Clarke to the Auckland Transport (AT) board.
The council sought candidates that would assist the board with experience from within the transport sector, experience in organisation transformation and culture change, strong commercial acumen and experience in implementing innovative technologies for the transport sector.
“With the appointment of Raveen and Henare, Auckland Council is ensuring that our transport board has strong and relevant skills that will enable the organisation to improve our delivery for Aucklanders,” says councillor Chris Fletcher who chaired the selection panel, representing the performance and appointments committee.
“These appointments bring commercial nous, a customer-first ethos, with first-hand understanding of the delivery and management of our transport assets.”
The council thanks AT board directors Abbie Reynolds and Darren Linton for their service and commitment during their terms, as they step back from the AT board from June 1, 2023.
Raveen Jaduram is a dedicated infrastructure leader, with more than 38 years experience in the water environment and infrastructure. He has Bachelors, Honours and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering and has completed several post-graduate leadership and management programmes.
Jaduram is a Fellow of Engineering New Zealand, life member of Water New Zealand and member of the Institute of Directors New Zealand, and currently on the boards of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Hynds Limited and Institute of Public Works Engineers Australasia.
He is a past director of Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited, Wellington Water Limited, Water Services Association of Australia and The Committee for Auckland, plus a past president of Water New Zealand, chair of the NZ water sector senior executives forum and chair of the Infrastructure Research Centre at the University of Auckland. Most recently, he was chief executive of Watercare Services, and led the corporatisation of Manukau Water Limited in 2006 – its first and only chief executive. He led the integration of the eight water entities into Watercare as part of the amalgamation of Auckland councils in 2010.
Henare Clarke is an experienced general manager having more than 40 years’ experience including roading construction, road and Infrastructure maintenance, and rail infrastructure.
He has had senior roles in Higgins Contractors, in KiwiRail, and in Downer Construction.
Clarke has extensive experience in working in the AT region with more than 30 years working and managing the roading and Infrastructure network inside contracting businesses.
He has held board roles on the Kaikoura Earthquake Rebuild and also not-for-profit organisations.
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