Current Trustees
The Board is made up of six elected Trustees who all come from different backgrounds. Each Trustee brings experience, knowledge and a different perspective to the decisions of the Trust. What they have in common is a commitment to make sure TECT’s decisions are in the best interests of its Consumers, now and in the future.
Bill Holland
Role CHAIRPERSON, MNZM, LLB, Notary Public
Bill was elected as a Trustee in July 2012 and was re-elected in July 2016. He has been Chairperson of TECT since August 2014. Bill was born, raised and educated in Tauranga, has spent all of his working life here and is...
Natalie Bridges
Role DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON
Natalie was appointed a trustee in August 2016. Natalie is an advocate for Tauranga and the Western Bay’s growth to make it increasingly a place everyone wants to be. “TECT plays a huge role in making this growth...
Pete Blackwell
Role TRUSTEE QSM
Pete was elected as Trustee in July 2014 and re-elected in July 2018. Pete retired as a Detective Sergeant in the NZ Police in 2014 and lives at the Mount with his wife and son, with 3 elder children having left home. Petes...
Amanda Sutcliffe
Role TRUSTEE
Amanda was elected as a Trustee in August 2016. Amanda is a director of accountancy firm Sutcliffe Graham & Co and a full member of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand. She has a number of years’ experience in...
Mark Arundel
Role TRUSTEE, JP
Mark was appointed as Trustee in July 2018. Mark shares a vision of Healthy Thriving communities where healthy activity and connectedness are fostered for all. He brings nearly four decades of Community Pharmacy and...
Tina Jennen
Role TRUSTEE
Tina was appointed a Trustee in July 2018. Tina started her leased executive consultancy while completing the MBA at Waikato University. She has since held a number of executive and governance roles focused on growth...