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Tim Fowler
Tertiary Education Commission / Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua
Chief executive
- Appointed April 2013.
- Previously deputy chief executive, quality assurance, at the NZ Qualifications Authority.
- Has held leadership positions in Australia and NZ in both the private and university sectors, after starting his career at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- Has an honours degree from Victoria University, a Master’s from the East-West Center and the University of Hawaii, and executive education from INSEAD and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Career
Victoria University of WellingtonDirector international
Dec 1999
- Dec 2005
University of Southern Queensland
Pro Vice Chancellor Student Management and international
Jan 2006
- Dec 2008
NZ Qualifications Authority / Mana tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa
Deputy Chief Executive
Feb 2009
- Feb 2013
Tertiary Education Commission / Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua
Chief Executive
Apr 2013
- Present
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