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Two new trustees appointed to the ECCT Board
15 Jan 2025
January 2025 saw the appointment of two new trustees to the board of Eastern & Central Community Trust.
Ashleigh Gilmour, of Hawke's Bay and Rodney Wong, of Manawatū have both been appointed to the board till May 2028. David Clapperton, ECCT Chief Executive warmly welcomed both new Trustees, and the reappointments of John Bunny of Wairarapa and Rena Kohere, Gisborne to the board.
There are now 11 trustees in total from across ECCT's six regions. Community Trust board appointments are made by the Minister of Finance, under the Community Trusts Act 1999. Trustees are selected for their professional or community-based experience and must live within the Trust’s region.
For Trustee's full bio click this link.
Ashleigh Gilmour - Hawke's Bay
Ashleigh is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years' experience in public practice, now leading the business advisory team at Nexia Hawkes Bay. She is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors, and an independent director for a number of Hawke's Bay Companies. Ashleigh is also a trustee of the Graeme Dingle Foundation Hawke's Bay.
While her experience comes mainly from the commercial world, as a mother of two, Ashleigh understands the value of community and wants to see communities thrive and prosper for our future generations.
Rodney Wong - Manawatū
Rodney is a 3rd-generation NZ-born Seeyip Cantonese and Chair of the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust. He brings over 40 years' experience across both public and private business sectors. More recently, Rodney has held a number of professional board roles of many diverse organisations. In 2019, Rodney was awarded Palmerston North City Council's highest Civic honour for his outstanding voluntary service to the community.
He is happily married to his wife Angela and they have three adult children. When time permits, Rodney relaxes fly fishing on the Tongariro river.
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