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CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Michael Barnett is Chief Executive of the Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and a Director of both the Auckland Chamber and NZ Chambers of Commerce & Industry.
Michael was recognised by the Queen in the 2011 New Year’s Honours with a NZ Order of Merit.
PRESENT ROLES
- Chief Executive Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce (1992 – Present)
- Director Auckland Chamber of Commerce
EXTERNAL ROLES
- Chairman Local Government Forum
- Chairman Auckland Business Leaders Group
- Chairman Auckland Business Forum
- Chairman Auckland Children’s Santa Parade Trust
- Director New Zealand Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and Chairman of Management Committee
- Director Grow Rotorua
- Ministerial appointee to National Advisory Council on the Employment of Women
- Chairman NZ Infant Formula Exporters Association
- Eastern Bay of Plenty Economic Development Agency( TOI-EDA)
- Co-Chair of the Rules Reduction Taskforce
PREVIOUS ROLES
Political
- Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust (now Diversity Works)
- 6 years elected Member of the Auckland Electricity Consumer Trust
- Member & Chair
- Deputy Chairman Mercury Energy
- 9 years elected Member Auckland Regional Council
- Deputy Chairman Transport Committee
- Chairman Economic Development Committee
- Deputy Chairman of Council - Member Council for Open Polytech
- 9 years as Member Prime Ministers Business Advisory Council – J. Bolger
- Chairman Economic Development Forum Taupo
Other
- CEO – The Cloud, Queens Wharf
- Chairman Puka Park Hotel
- Director Credit Corp
- Lead and participate in Trade Delegations, including Germany, Poland, Austria, Korea, Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Chile, Argentina and USA
