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Do we still need to build a business case for diversity?

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Do we still need to build a business case for diversity?
This yesterday morning's news story on Radio New Zealand featuring comments from Karina Govindji, Group Head of Diversity & Inclusion - Vodafone and NZAL Sponsor, spoke about how some NZ businesses are still unconvinced of the benefits of diversity. The story talked about moving beyond building a business case and accepting that diversity has business advantages.


You can here listen to the full story here.
Inaugural Chair of NZ Asian Leaders and SUPERdiverse WOMEN, Mai Chen says " We already have a pool of diverse CEOs and directors within NZAL and SDW membership, so let’s acknowledge how much progress we have made and ensure that we celebrate and support these diverse leaders:"
First name Last Name Title Organisation name
Adriana Tong Director Asian Pacific Partners
Aimee Yeap Director Achieve Chartered Accountants
Alan Lai Chairman PGG Wrightson
Alan Chew Founder/MD Houston Technology Group
Alan Zhu CEO Fundstar Group
Alexia  Hilbertidou CEO GirlBoss
Alison  Taylor Chief Executive Centre for Social Impact
Amanda Malu Chief Executive Plunket
Ana Morrison Director  
Andrew Lum Director Innovative Excellence Ltd
Andrew Zhu Company Director Trace Research Ltd
Angela Lim Medical Doctor/CEO & Co-Founder  Catalyst Point
Anne Cao Director Red Bridge Consulting
Anthony Bow Chair Bill McKinlay Park Trust
Arani Cuthbert Owner/Company Director Diva Productions
Arihia Bennett Chief Executive Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
Arthur Loo Partner Loo & Koo Solicitors
Asoka Weerasundara CEO Pro X New Zealand Ltd
Barbara Ala'alatoa Chair Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. 
Bettina Way Co-Founder & Principal SOAP Design Ltd
Bharat Guha Chief Executive FutureCOL
Brijesh Sethi Managing Director NZ School of Education
Carol Cheng Director Hong Consulting Ltd
Caroline Quay Director Catalyst Investments
Caroline Waldron CEO Slab Consulting
Cathy Parker Publisher, Managing Director Adrenalin Publishing 
Charmeyne Te Nana-Williams Director What Ever It Takes
Colleen Neville CE  Te Arawa Group Holdings
Daniel Wong Co-founder & Director Flacks & Wong Ltd
Debbie Chin Chief Executive Capital & Coast District Health Board
Dinu Harry Director Dinu Harry Chartered Accountants Ltd
Donald Sew Hoy Managing Director Glacier Investments Ltd
Dr Kathie Irwin CEO, Founder and Owner Hope Brokers Inc.
Dr Sharad Paul Director Skin Surgery Clinic
Dr Swee Tan Executive Director Gillies McIndoe Research Institute
Dr Xiaoying Fu Managing Director/ Director EIT Consulting/ Kiwa Digital
Eva Chen CEO Wellbeing Charitable Trust
Garry Gupta Director Media Solutions
Gavin Yang Managing Director Trademonster Ltd
Ghazaleh  Golbakhsh Co-Founder The Waking Dream Collective
Graeme Wong Chairman Southern Capital
Jacob Mani Mannothra Managing Director Zindia Ltd
Jade  Tang-Taylor Co-founder & Director Curative
James Nair Founder James Nair & Associates
Jennie Sew Hoy Director Glacier Investments Ltd
Jenny Chan Director DQ Company Ltd
Jessie Chan-Dorman Managing Director Riverstone Farming Ltd
Jim He Chair Pacific Culture and Arts Exchange Centre
Julia Xu Managing Director Oravida Ltd
Kai Luey Chair Auckland Chinese Community Centre
Karen Knight Managing Director Crash Management
Karl Ye Managing Director GMP Pharmaceuticals
Karleen Everitt CEO Manaaki Solutions
Kenneth Wang Director Bananaworks
Kingsley  Wang Chief Executive/Director Kingston Institute of Business & Technology
Kiri Nathan Founder, Director  Kiri Nathan Ltd
Leandri Smith Director The Mail Room Communications
Leon Fung General Manager Winston Nutritional Limited 
Lester Khoo Director of International Relations and Development Auckland University of Technology
Lincoln  Dam Director S. D. Enterprises (NZ) Ltd
Lisa Li Director China Travel Service (N.Z.)
Lisa King Founder Eat My Lunch
Liz Young Director Kio Kio New Zealand Limited
Lucy Chang-Lorinczi Managing Director NextStep Consulting
Maggie Chen General Manager Alpha Group Holdings Ltd
Mai Chen Founding Partner Chen Palmer
Marisa Fong Director Masimaya Ltd
Marisa  Fong Co-Founder and Director Madison Recruitment
Martin  Bing Founder/Managing Director 1place Limited
Mavis  Mullins Chair Atihau-Whanganui Incorporated
Meng Foon Mayor of Gisborne Gisborne District Council
Mervin Singham Deputy Chief Executive Department of Internal Affairs
Mitchell Pham Director Augen Software Group
Myles Imperial Director AMI Enterprise Ltd
Nadia Lim Co-Founder My Food Bag
Nga Blanchard Founder and Director NZiFocus
Ngaire Fuata Company Director Sunpix Ltd
Ngozi  Penson Founder Zefe Coaching
Nick Siu Director The Agency 88
Nivi Sethi Founder/MD Kuddles In-Home Childcare & Education
Noriko Collins Founder KIMONO KOLLAB 
Prabha Ravi QSM JP Director, International Education YMCA Central NZ
Prashanta Mukherjee Director & Principal Practitioner In2Excellence Limited
Priti Ambani Co-Founder & COO The Next Billion
Professor Harjinder Singh Director, Massey Institute of Food Science and Technology.   Head, School of Food and Nutrition.  Co-Director, Riddet Institute, Massey University Massey University
Professor Siah Hwee Ang Chair in Business in Asia Victoria University of Wellington
Prue Kapua Partner, Tamatekapua Law National President, Maori Women's Welfare League Inc 
Ranjna Patel Director & Co-Founder East Tamaki Healthcare District Board
Ranjna  Patel Director Nirvana Health Group
Raveen Jaduram CEO Watercare
Rebecca Needham Director  
Rodney Wong Director  Scanpower Ltd
Roshan Nauhria NZOM Managing Director Nauhria
Roy Sun Managing Director Sun Implementation Ltd
Sameer Handa Independant Director  
Sangeeta Karmokar Founder/CEO Women Entrepreneurship Centre
Shireen Chua Director Third Culture Solutions 
Si'alei van Toor Director (Head of Mission) New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office 
Simon Park QSM JP Founding Director Immigration Trust
Sina Wendt-Moore Chief Executive Leadership New Zealand
Sohail Choudhry Executive General Manager NZ Post
Stan Balar Group Chairman Service Foods Ltd
Sunit Prakash Founding Director & Principal Consultant Sun IT Ltd
Suri Bartlett Managing Director Tenzing Ltd
Takao Ouchi CEO Champion Flour Milling Ltd
Tania  Simpson Chief Executive Kowhai Consulting
Tarun Kanji Director  
Teresa Tepania-Ashton Chief Executive Maori Women's Development
Terry Lee Director Milk NZ
Terry  Shubkin CEO Young Enterprise Trust
Thai-Anh Cooper Founder In2HR Ltd
Thomas Song Managing Director Ernslaw One Ltd
Tim Ng Director Macroeconomic Policy- The Treasury
Traci  Houpapa Chair Landcorp
Vino Ramayah CEO MedTech Global
Wen Powles Director Confucius Institute at VUW
Winston Fong Vice President – Surgical Technologies Fisher & Paykel
Wyndi Tagi Director/Business Manager WE Accounting
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