Commissioners

Carl Davidson (Chief Commissioner)

Carl Davidson is one of New Zealand’s most experienced market and social researchers. He brings to the Commission a range of skills acquired from works as a Social Scientist with the DSIR, an academic with Massey University and a market researcher with a range of companies.

Bruce Pilbrow (Deputy Chief Commissioner)

Bruce Pilbrow is the CEO of the parenting organisation Parents Inc, responsible for the strategic, marketing and business direction of the organisation. He also manages the key relationships with major sponsors. Bruce has an extensive background in marketing and commercial business.

Gregory Fortuin

Gregory Fortuin is former Race Relations Conciliator and South African Honorary Consul. He is involved in Porirua community issues and in mentoring young people. In addition, Gregory is currently involved with Transpower, Prison Fellowship New Zealand, the Crown Forest Rental Trust and Whitireia Community Polytechnic.

James Prescott

James Prescott is a senior lecturer in accounting at AUT and programme leader for the accounting component of the Bachelor of Business degree.

Prior to joining the university, he worked in both the private and public sector as a management accounting, senior financial accountant and financial manager. He has and currently serves on a number of community and government ministerial boards and is a director on a number of small companies..

Christine Rankin

Christine Rankin was until recently the Chief Executive of For the Sake of our Children Trust and has her own consultancy business, Rankin and Associates. She is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Work and Income and is a popular public speaker.

Robyn Scott

Robyn Scott is the Executive Director of Phlanthropy New Zealand. Robyn joined Philanthropy NZ in 2003 after a varied career including sixteen years as a primary school teacher and more recently managing a small not for profit organisation. She is actively involved with several not for profit organisations and enjoys the variety of work that running a small organisation offers.

Robyn lives in Wellington with her husband and two school-aged children.

Kim Workman

Kim Workman is of Ngati Kahungunu and Rangitaane descent, is a former senior public servant, and for eight years, National Director of Prison Fellowship New Zealand. He has been involved for many years in Māori and community development, and in the criminal justice system.