Board of Directors
The Dispute Resolution Services Board of Directors includes a member of the ACC Board of Directors and individuals from outside ACC (to provide an independent perspective at Board level).
The current Board members are:
Dr Marie Bismark
Dr Marie Bismark was appointed to the ACC Board in March 2007.
Marie is a specialist in health law and patients’ rights and is a legal advisor to health providers, registration authorities, Crown entities and statutory bodies. She is a Member of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Veterans’ Health and a Fellow of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine.
Marie undertook research into aspects of treatment injury under a Harkness Fellowship in 2004-2005 and a Commonwealth Fund Grant in 2006. She has professional qualifications in both law and medicine and is a Consultant with a Wellington law firm.
Gregory Pollock
Greg is a specialist planner and acts as a consultant to a number of government, local government and private sector clients. He is a Technical Director at Beca, and has particular responsibilities for business development and client relationship management. He has also trained as a mediator, graduating from the Massey course in 2004. He is a member of the New Zealand Planning Institute, and also serves on the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Property Council.
Tupara Morrison
Tupara is of Te Arawa descent – Ngati Whakaue, Ngati Hurungaterangi and Ngati Pukaki.
Tupara is a Massey University business studies graduate, Chartered Accountant, and member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors. He is the current Chairman of Waiariki Institute of Technology and a recent ministerial appointment to Lakes District Health Board. He is a trustee of Te Kotahitanga o Ngati Whakaue Assets Trust, the receiving entity of the CNI Collective Treaty Settlement for Ngati Whakaue, and a director of CNI Iwi Holdings Limited.
Tupara owns and operates a business consultancy company providing governance and business management services to a variety of clients across New Zealand.
Brent Kennerley
Brent is a partner at Grant Thornton Wellington and head of the Assurance team. He is a member of the Joint Audit Board between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand and the NZ Law Society.