Board elections – voting has closed

Voting was held between Wednesday 12 February and noon Tuesday 11 March 2025. The results will be announced at our Annual General Meeting on Friday 28 March 2025 and subsequently posted here.

Because senior office holders now serve a two-year term, the current President and Deputy President will serve until the election after this one, in 2026.

As a result, this election was for:

• One elected Board member seat (three-year term).
• One Emerging Professional seat (up to two-year term). While this seat can be appointed via an expression of interest (EOI) process, as was done last year, this year the board would prefer that the non-winning candidate under the age of 35 with the most votes be considered for appointment to the board before the possibility of an EOI process is considered.

About the Board 

The Board is responsible for Engineering New Zealand’s strategy and for monitoring its performance. Being on the Board is your chance to influence the direction of our professional body. The only prerequisite to becoming a Board member is being a financial member of Engineering New Zealand.

Board meetings are held six times a year, for one day. As well as attending meetings, Board members are expected to engage directly with branches and groups, attend events and be champions for Engineering New Zealand.

The role of elected Board member is voluntary, with Engineering New Zealand covering expenses.

Board members need to be able to:

• take a strategic view, while understanding key operational matters
• be well prepared and informed – and ready to constructively engage
• have respect for others, and see others’ points of view
• solve problems creatively
• appreciate commercial issues and risk
• focus on accountability and transparency in monitoring compliance and performance
• act in good faith and in the best interests of the organisation.

What makes a good board?

The board needs members with strong governance skills, diverse backgrounds, and a vision for how to improve and advance Engineering New Zealand and the profession.

A good board debates issues from a range of perspectives. It needs a mix of strengths, with each member contributing something unique and valuable to the culture and vision of the board. Board members also bring their individual experience and networks. Having a diverse board means we capture a range of viewpoints and make better decisions – we’re looking for diversity of thought, disciplines, ages and career stages – as well as gender and ethnicity.

You can learn more about what’s expected of Board members by reading the Board Charter and our Diversity and Skills document.

Our current Board 

If you are considering standing for the Board next year, take a look at the profiles of our current Board members. Think about what you might add to that mix in taking a governance role in the future direction and success of Engineering New Zealand.