Changes at Callaghan

Al Monro has been appointed to the board of government-funded business innovation agency Callaghan Innovation, replacing Sir Peter Maire who is stepping down after two years to focus on his business interests. Callaghan Innovation was set up in 2013 to support Kiwi businesses in science and technology-based commercialisation. Chairwoman Sue Suckling said Maire, a leading technology entrepreneur and one of eight founding members of the board, had brought fresh thinking and commercial perspectives to the Crown entity. “Sir Peter has played a key role in shaping Callaghan Innovation into an organisation that is in tune with the needs of business.”