CEAS Board

CEAS is governed by a Board of 10 members, domiciled in various parts of New Zealand. Board members are principals of the CEAS member firms. The Board elects the Chairperson and appoints the Secretary, Insurance Consultant, and External Auditor. The Board meets on a regular basis, typically 5 times a year, and all CEAS members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting.

Board

Michelle Grant

CEAS Chair

Chartered Structural Engineer, past president of the NZ Structural Engineering Society and Director of LGE Consulting.

Jim Dobbie

CEAS Board Member; Chair and Director of I&G Insurance Limited

Mechanical Engineer, Director Technical Directions Ltd, 40+ years' experience in industry and consulting. Member Institute of Directors NZ

Ian Johnson

CEAS Board Member; Director of I&G Insurance Limited

Structural / Civil Engineer, 13 years with NZR and 30 years' experience in the consulting engineering sector, Principal at BPL Group.

Craig Lewis

CEAS Board Member; Past Board Chair

Chartered Structural Engineer with over 30 years' experience in consulting engineering sector, Managing Director at Lewis Bradford & Associates Limited Consulting Engineers.

Hayden Cate

CEAS Board Member

Chartered Structural Engineer with over 20 years' experience in the consulting engineering sector, Managing Partner at Brown & Thomson.

Andrew Read

CEAS Board Member

Chartered Electrical Engineer with nearly 40 years’ experience in the consulting engineering sector. Past Director of Pedersen Read. Past President of ACE NZ and Engineering NZ.

Sina Cotter Tait

CEAS Board Member, Director of I&G Insurance Limited

Chartered Civil Engineer with over 20 years' experience in consulting engineering. Director of Collective Success Ltd, based in Otautahi-Christchurch. Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and a Fellow of Engineering New Zealand

Brett Walshe

CEAS Board Member

Chartered structural engineer with 38 years in the consulting engineering sector. Rapid Building Assessor (Tier 2 - Team Leader) & retired Director of BSK Consulting Engineers Ltd.

Che Robertson

CEAS Board Member

Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 10 years’ experience in heavy vehicle certification and mechanical consulting. Director of Modulus Engineering Consultants.

Emilia Stocks

CEAS Board Member, Director of I&G Insurance Limited

Chartered Geotechnical Engineer and Risk Specialist with 16 years' experience in the consulting engineering sector. Current Treasurer for New Zealand Geotechnical Society. Member Institute of Directors NZ.

Management Directory

Alastair Lloyd

Secretary

Chartered Accountant in Public Practice with over 10 years’ experience. Director of PKF Kendons Chartered Accountants Limited based in Petone, Wellington

Ross Meijer

CEAS Insurance Consultant, CEO I&G Insurance

Insurance Advisor with over 25 years' experience in NZ, UK, USA and Europe. General Manager at AON NZ.

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