We are pleased to announce changes to our Board leadership. Alison Prins has been appointed as the new Chairperson, and Tobias Taylor will serve as the new Deputy Chair. Stuart Signal, our previous Chair, will continue to contribute as a valued Board member. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Stuart for his strong leadership and success in the Chair role. Congratulations and welcome to Alison and Tobias in their new roles!
Alison Prins, PSEC Board Chairperson
Alison is the Graeme Dingle Foundation’s General Manager – Hawke’s Bay. Until September 2020 Alison was the Group Welfare Manager for Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Group leading the regional welfare response to COVID-19, Esk Floods, and the Havelock North gastroenteritis outbreak. Alison was Chair of Hawke’s Bay Plunket Board before becoming a Board member of the National Board of the Royal NZ Plunket Trust. She lives in rural Hawke’s Bay where she runs a farming and grape growing business with her husband, they have three children.
Tobias Taylor, PSEC Board Deputy Chair
Born and initially educated in Hawke’s Bay, Tobias has worked in banking and financial services for over twenty years and is a Director and Wealth Management Advisor at Jarden Wealth. He is married to Jane and has three teenage and young adult-aged children. Tobias is a member of Financial Advice New Zealand and the Institute of Directors New Zealand. Before working in financial services, Tobias served as a Regular Force Commissioned Officer in the New Zealand Army.