About Us
Our People
Meet the team at Great South.

Our Board.

Ian Collier
Chair

Peter Heenan

Jeff Grant

Lucy Griffiths

Rachel Lindsay

Maria Pera
Management Team.

Chami Abeysinghe
Chief Executive

Steve Canny
GM Strategic Projects

Bobbi Brown
GM Regional Strategy

Mark Frood
GM Tourism and Events

Suzanne Hotton
GM Corporate Services
Business Team.

Dale Booth
Regional Business Partner Network Team Manager

Sarah McPherson
Business Growth Executive

Elizabeth Wyatt
Mayors Task Force for Jobs Coordinator

Renata Gill
Southland Youth Futures Team Manager

Sara Richards
Mayors Task Force for Jobs Youth Coach
Strategic Projects Team.

Jongwook Kim
Strategic Projects Engineer

Julian Almanzar
Geoscience / GIS Analyst

Janine Daniels
Strategic Projects and Regional Strategy Support

Demi Lawrence
Sustainable Development Advisor
Tourism Team.

Amie Young
Destination Development Manager

Anke Ruwette
Tourism Marketing Manager

Roz Hawkes-Hermann
Visit Fiordland Tourism and Communication Executive
Events Team.

Julie Henderson
Senior Events Manager

Karen Witham
Business Events Manager

Oli Cameron
City Centre Coordinator

Amy Hibbs
Events Marketing Coordinator
Regional Strategy Team.

Mike Potter
Data and Insights Analyst

Kelly Spittle
Regional Projects and Strategy Advisor
Corporate Services Team.

Bronwyn Affleck
Executive Assistant

Ella Bergkessel
Graphic Designer

Leon Hastie
IT Manager

Rhonda Twomey
Front Desk administrator
