Judging Panel 2008

The Judges for the 2008 Westpac Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards include the following exemplary business leaders.

Who are the Judges?
How is my entry Judged?
Judging Ethics
Confidentiality

	Matthew Bellingham - Chairperson Matthew was made a Business Improvement Director of Hayes Knight in February 1997. He is also a member of the firm's management committee, responsible for the strategic direction of the firm and enabling him to translate his ideas into action. His expertise includes Planning, Negotiation, Valuation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Growth and Financial Restructuring, Business Restructuring and Corporate Governance. Always with one finger on the pulse, Matthew is also the Chairperson of the Albany Business Association, is a senior judge for the North Shore Business Excellence Awards, a trustee of North Harbour Stadium and a member of the North Harbour Club.
	Andrew Schnauer Andrew is a partner of Schnauer and Co which is a well known law firm situated in Milford. Andrew is the fourth successive generation of lawyers within the Schnauer family. He obtained an LLB at Auckland University and then worked for six years in an inner city law firm. He then went on a two and a half year “OE” before returning to New Zealand and becoming a partner at Schnauer and Co in 2000. Andrew acts for an extremely varied range of businesses and also has extensive experience with commercial and residential property. He is also developing a specialty in Trusts and Asset Planning. He has presented several seminars on various legal topics to the Navy; Real Estate Agents; the Auckland Property Investors Association; the Air Force; and to the public.
	Andy Burrows Andy is currently a business advisor with Icon Business Solutions, helping the owners of independent businesses implement strategies for personal and financial gain. Prior to this Andy was involved with food export for over 20 years to a wide range of world markets. A BCom degree in marketing management was the basis of his early career in sales and marketing, where he worked for Turners & Growers International in the pressure world of horticultural exports. Andy has also headed up a number of industry bodies, including the National Horticulture Exporters’ Council, representing exporters in dealing with Government regulatory bodies. Andy gets a big kick out of helping businesses create the right atmosphere for success; in assisting people – be they team members, suppliers or customers – to achieve their goals, especially in the export field.
	Chip Dawson Chip Dawson is presently the President and Chairman of the NZ Software Association, Co-Chairman of ICT-NZ, Associate Board Member of NZTE Beachheads, Member of Auckland University Computer Science and Engineering Board, and Advisory Board member of Accelerating Auckland. Chip has been an active participant in numerous corporate boards, Managing Director of International Business Management Limited, Director of AintoG, and Pure IP, Chairman of Technology Advisors, the Mecca Group, and has been involved for many years as a judge of the Waitakere Business Awards.
	Chris Gregory
	Coral Ingley Coral Ingley is Associate Professor: Management at AUT University. She has corporate managerial experience and for more than 15 years has been a consultant and mentor to businesses on the North Shore and within Auckland, advising on strategy, start-ups and business development. Coral is also President and Board Chair of the Institute of Accredited Business Consultants and is a board member on several other boards whose work focuses on the small and medium enterprise sector. She has previously been involved as a judge and chair of judges for the Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards. Coral has over 15 years experience as a business academic, teaching and conducting research in marketing, strategy, international business and corporate governance.
	Gillian Taylor Gillian’s experience in Corporate Strategy and senior Management roles has given her an understanding about a variety of business issues and challenges. She now shares that expertise, through Taylored Solutions Ltd (formed 2002), working with companies to develop strategies and relationships that deliver real, demonstrable value for parties involved. Her work supports Internal Partnering, Alliances, Partnerships, Joint Ventures and other strategic relationships. Gillian runs a short course at the University of Auckland Business School; and has supported Enterprise North Shore as an Excellence Awards Facilitator and as a Mentor.
	Heather Douglas Heather Douglas is a co-founder of Home Business New Zealand. Since 2000, Heather has worked passionately to grow the HomebizBuzz web site (www.homebizbuzz.co.nz) to provide a single source of information, tools and resources for home-based businesses throughout New Zealand, to provide cohesion in the home business sector and access to an active online community of home business owners, to support, motivate and inspire home business operators, to raise the profile, enhance credibility and recognition of the significance of the home business sector to the economy, and to provide a collective voice for a previously fragmented community. In 2005, Heather was awarded the inaugural Vero Excellence in Business Support Award for the Individual who has made the Greatest Contribution to Business Support in New Zealand.
	Jan Sedgwick Jan Sedgwick runs a PR company specialising in corporate reputation management for technology companies. Her client list includes North Shore companies like Navman and freight and baggage handling company BCS as well as ‘over-the-bridge’ based organisations like technology exporter Orion Health, Investment New Zealand and the Icehouse business accelerator. Jan has an extensive background in marketing programmes both in NZ and the UK and is a former journalist.
	John Cunningham John Cunningham and Chad Wilkie established Ignition Partner Limited in June 2002 to advise companies on strategies for growth from innovation, with an emphasis on Technology, IP, Structure and Capital Planning. John has been a director of Caltech Capital Limited since 1996 and non-executive Chairman since 1999. He is a director of several unlisted companies.
	Keith Davis Keith Davis has extensive experience in the information technology, telecommunications and venture funding industries, including 14 years in the role of CEO/MD in large corporations including McDonnell Douglas, Compaq and BellSouth. Keith also has broad governance experience in both small and large, private and public companies in New Zealand and overseas. He has been a member of the Institute of Directors for over 15 years. Currently he is an Independent Director of the Gas Industry Company, the industry regulator in conjunction with the Government, as well as running a software development company involved in mobile commerce.
	Kris MacCauley Owner of Alliance Construction Ltd, Kris has been involved with the Westpac North Shore Business Excellence Awards for 8 years. He has over 20 years experience in the building industry, both here in New Zealand and overseas. His current role as Managing Director sees Kris interacting with numerous North Shore businesses. He is recognised locally as a motivated, confident, exceptionally trustworthy family man who contributes significant time and effort to the local community. 2008 will be Kris’ third year as a Judge for the Westpac Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards.
	Robyn de Bruin-Judge Robyn is a director of de Bruin-Judge Furniture. The company works closely with many of New Zealand’s award winning architects and interior designers to design and produce high-end kitchens, bathrooms, domestic and commercial fit-outs. She completed a Master of Public Policy in 2006, doing her thesis on business compliance issues and is a contributor to’ Managing Mayhem’, a recently released book about work-life balance in New Zealand. Robyn commutes monthly to Wellington in her capacity as a member of the Small Business Advisory Group. The group provides feedback to both political and bureaucratic arms of the government on issues for small and medium businesses and how policies might best address these.
	Ron Cave Ron Cave is Managing Director of Tubepack Limited a Company that made and exported packaging for the Cosmetic and Personal Care markets. Tubepack is a past winner of the New Zealand Shipping Corporation Export Award and numerous Plastic Institute Design Awards. Ron is a Director of a number of small and medium sized private Companies, a Justice of the Peace, a Life Member of Plastics New Zealand and a Senior Member of the Society of Plastics Engineers of America.

How is My Entry Judged?

All entries are judged against the individual category criteria shown on each individual category template. See the Categories and Templates page for more details.
Each entry is read by two category Judges.
The finalists’ entries are read and considered by all Judges.
Short listed potential finalists will receive a site visit from the Judges.

Judging Ethics

For the award process to be effective there must be unquestionable fairness and objectivity for all concerned. Detailed policies and procedures are in place to ensure this end.

The decisions of the Panel of Judges are final.
Each Judge is bound by a strict Code of Ethics and may not participate in any scoring or recognition decision where there may be, or could appear to be, any personal, professional, financial or other relationship or potential or perceived conflicts of interest. Note, however, that all Judges are encouraged to support the development of applications by their own and/or other organizations as a valuable part of the continuous learning experience for all.
Each Judge has volunteered their time without compensation and is committed to assist with the success of the Westpac Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards and to providing objective feedback to the entrant.
No staff of Westpac, Enterprise North Shore or other Westpac Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards partners will be involved with the judging of the Awards with the exception of the ACC Workplace Safety category.

Confidentiality

All Awards entry documentation and Official Entry Forms are treated as confidential.
Applicants are not expected to provide or reveal proprietary information regarding products, processes or services.
Judges are assigned in a way to avoid conflicts of interest.
All Judges sign a confidentiality agreement.
Information regarding participation, any awards, or successful strategies may be released only after written approval from the applicant.

Judging Panel 2008

Judging Panel 2008

The Judges for the 2008 Westpac Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards include the following exemplary business leaders.

All entries are judged against the individual category criteria shown on each individual category template. See the Categories and Templates page for more details.

Each entry is read by two category Judges.

The finalists’ entries are read and considered by all Judges.

Short listed potential finalists will receive a site visit from the Judges.

For the award process to be effective there must be unquestionable fairness and objectivity for all concerned. Detailed policies and procedures are in place to ensure this end.

The decisions of the Panel of Judges are final.

Each Judge has volunteered their time without compensation and is committed to assist with the success of the Westpac Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards and to providing objective feedback to the entrant.

No staff of Westpac, Enterprise North Shore or other Westpac Enterprise North Shore Business Excellence Awards partners will be involved with the judging of the Awards with the exception of the ACC Workplace Safety category.

All Awards entry documentation and Official Entry Forms are treated as confidential.

Applicants are not expected to provide or reveal proprietary information regarding products, processes or services.

Judges are assigned in a way to avoid conflicts of interest.

All Judges sign a confidentiality agreement.

Information regarding participation, any awards, or successful strategies may be released only after written approval from the applicant.