Interim DHB boss

Waikato DHB has announced that Derek Wright has been appointed to the post of interim chief executive for the DHB with immediate effect. Wright, who currently holds the position of the DHB’s executive director Mental Health and Addictions Services, replaces Dr Nigel Murray who resigned on October 5. Wright has worked for the DHB since February 2016. He has many years of experience in the mental health sector in the UK, NZ and Australia including general manager Mental Health Services with Waitemata DHB and as a director of Mental Health Operations in South Australia. He also has experience in managing general health services. He was the general manager for North Shore Hospital at Waitemata DHB for four years in South Australia he spent time as the acting executive director of Operations.