Destination Marlborough is govered by a Board of Trustees. The board consists of two Council-appointed members with each Board member being appointed for a three-year term. Further members are appointed by an Appointments Committee on a two year term. Trustees are chosen from Marlborough’s wider business community and bring to the organisation skills such as international marketing, company management, public relations and mainstream tourism knowledge.
2007 Board
Joe Ferraby - Chair
Joe joined the Destination Marlborough board in 2006, having lived and farmed in Marlborough all his life. Joe brings significant governance experience as a director and chairman of a number of companies with turn over ranging from $150k to $2.2b, in sectors as varied as exporting, manufacturing, retailing, electricity, wine industry and the finance industry. Joe enjoys helpings his wife with her "Garden of National Significance" which annually attracts a lot of visitors from New Zealand and Internationally
Trevor Hook
Trevor has had a long association with Destination Marlborough, including a role as Chair for 5 years. Trevor and his wife Jann own and operate Te Mahia Bay Resort in the Kenepuru Sound. They have been at their Sounds property for 15 years. He has been involved for 4 years with NZ tourism awards assessment and is currently a Judge for the awards. Trevor also chairs the board of Queen Charlotte College in Picton, which has both an Aquaculture and Tourism /Hospitality academy. His interests are in tourism, the natural environment and education.
Tracy Johnston
Tracy Johnston is a qualified marketer and PR professional with extensive tourism experience. Tracy comes to the Board of Destination Marlborough after a 13 year career working for Tourism New Zealand. She worked in a variety of team and management roles both in New Zealand and abroad, including PR Manager for New Zealand’s largest visitor market, Australia and as Industry Communications Manager. Tracy has recently returned to her home province of Marlborough with her husband Kevin to live on their vineyard in the Wairau Valley where she manages her own business in tourism marketing and PR.
Brian Moore
Brian is a Company Director and a shareholder in a café and tourism business in Marlborough. He has been on the Destination Marlborough board for 6 years. Brian is also past President of the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce and Board Member of the NZ Chambers of Commerce, a past President of the Picton Lions Club and Past Commodore of the Waikawa Boating Club and Board member of the New Zealand Yachting Federation.
Allan Scott
Allan is the Founder and Managing Director of Allan Scott Wines & Estates Ltd, an established Marlborough winery, vineyard, and restaurant. He has been a Destination Marlborough board member for 7 years. Allan has been part of the Marlborough wine industry since its infancy, and has been instrumental in the development of many of the region’s vineyards.
Dain Simpson
Dain Simpson is a director and joint owner of The Portage Resort Hotel in the Marlborough Sounds, an historic property acquired in 2000 and since substantially upgraded to meet the needs of the international market. He has been a Council nominee to the Destination Marlborough Board since January 2005. He is also an international tourism consultant and practices in the area of tourism development and investment in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
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