After an extensive search, the Board of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand is delighted to announce that their incoming Chief Executive is Gillian Wess.
Gillian was born and raised within the London Jewish community, spent many years in Christchurch, and now resides in Auckland. She has a deep understanding of the Holocaust and is passionate about Holocaust education.
Gillian has extensive professional and results-driven leadership experience across the not-for-profit, corporate, public, education, and creative sectors. This includes governance and executive management, with a particular focus on strategy, policy and programming, and organisational vision.
Gillian comes to HCNZ fom a position as the Chief Executive of the Facilities Management Association of New Zealand. She is an executive member of the New Zealand Construction Industry Council, a Director of Enrich Arts and Business, and a member of the Institute of Directors, among other positions she holds.
Gillian has the experience, drive, and passion to ensure HCNZ’s priorities, to inspire and empower action against antisemitism, discrimination, and apathy, by remembering, educating, and bearing witness to the Holocaust.
HCNZ is confident that Gillian will build on their strong foundations, to take their organisation to its next level of development. And they are looking forward to introducing Gillian. She starts in her new position on 31 January 2022.
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