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Ian Simpson
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Ian Simpson

GNS Science / Te Pū Ao

Chief executive

  • Appointed January 2017.
  • Previously head of the Earthquake Commission (EQC) for seven years.
  • Earlier held corporate finance roles with BP and Diageo.
  • Emigrated from Britain in 2006 to be GM of finance at ACC.
  • Has a BSc in mathematics from Manchester University and an MBA from INSEAD, France.

Career

Diageo
Director, Financial Analysis, Director, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets
Jan 2000 - Aug 2002
Diageo
Finance Director, Central and Eastern Europe
Nov 2003 - Oct 2005
Accident Compensation Corporation / Te Kaporeihana Āwhina Hunga Whara
General Manager, Finance
May 2006 - Mar 2010
Earthquake Commission / Kōmihana Rūwhenua
Chief Executive
Mar 2010 - Dec 2016
GNS Science / Te Pū Ao
Chief Executive
Jan 2017 - Present

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