Bruce Robertson
Bruce was an establishment Trustee on HTT, briefly leaving before returning as Chair. He is one of New Zealand’s most experienced advocates who began interacting with Cabinet Ministers while in his early 20's. At that time, he was the Federated Farmers advocate for the arable and transport sectors. In 1995, he joined Hospitality New Zealand, leading a revival of the organisation, resulting in its growth from 700 members covering bars, to 3,200 members representing the breadth of the hospitality industry from cafés to luxury lodges. Bruce left his role as Chief Executive of Hospitality New Zealand after 20 successful years and now undertakes several governance and advisory roles across hospitality, gaming, tourism and industry training including being Chair of Service IQ and the Christchurch Casino.
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Rebecca Ingram
Chief Executive, Tourism Industry Aotearoa
TIA is New Zealand’s only independent association that represents all sectors of New Zealand’s large and diverse tourism industry. Representing 1200 member businesses from small owner/operators to large publicly listed tourism corporates and international hotel chains, TIA is striving for New Zealand to be world-leaders in ‘next generation’ tourism – tourism for good. Tourism that brings value to those who travel here and to those who live here.
Prior to joining TIA, Rebecca spent seven years at Tourism New Zealand (TNZ), where she held various roles including General Manager of New Zealand and Government Relations. She was previously responsible for TNZ’s PR and Major Events, leading a global team across 10 markets in highlighting the best of what New Zealand has to offer to visitors.
Rebecca has 20 years of leadership, marketing and communications expertise, with proven experience delivering successful business strategies, engagement and advocacy programmes and leading complex transformation in her time at both Spark (then Telecom) and Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand.
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Kristy Phillips
Chief Executive, Hospitality New Zealand
Kristy has enjoyed a long career in hospitality, owning and operating her own venues in Timaru, and most recently leading the Barker’s of Geraldine hospitality division, with venues in Geraldine and Auckland.
Kristy also has a long history of governance, as a member of the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce Board, President of the Hospitality NZ South Canterbury Branch and a range of roles on the Hospitality NZ Board, including Vice President, head of the Finance Committee and most recently Chair.
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