Board of Directors
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BRYAN MOGRIDGE, ONZM
Independent Chairman
Bryan Mogridge was appointed Chairman in November 2005. Bryan has been a public company Director since 1984. He is currently Chairman of Enterprise Waitakere, Waitakere City Holdings Limited, BUPA Care NZ Limited, and The Starship Foundation. Additionally, Bryan sits on the Board of Mainfreight Limited and Pyne Gould Corporation Limited. Bryan has also chaired the New Zealand Wine Institute, the New Zealand Food and Beverage Exporters Council and the Tourism Board. Bryan was appointed Vice Chairman of UBS New Zealand Limited in April 2007.
Board committee memberships: Audit and Risk Management Committee, Remuneration Committee (Chairman), Nomination Committee (Chairman). |
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BRUCE IRVINE
Independent Non-executive Director
Bruce Irvine was appointed as a Director of Rakon in November 2005. Bruce is currently the Chairman of House of Travel Limited, Christchurch City Holdings Limited, Pyne Gould Corporation Limited and MARAC Limited. He is also a Director of PGG Wrightson Limited, Godfrey Hirst Limited, Perpetual Trust Ltd, Market Gardeners Co-operative Limited, Skope Limited, and Scenic Circle Limited. In a voluntary capacity, he serves as a trustee of the Christchurch Symphony Trust and the Christchurch Art Gallery Trust.
Board committee memberships: Audit and Risk Management Committee (Chairman).
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SIR PETER MAIRE, DCNZM
Non-executive Director
Peter Maire was appointed as a Director of Rakon in November 2005.
Peter is a co-founder and former President of Navman NZ Limited. He sold his shareholding to Brunswick Corporation in 2004 and resigned from his position as Chairman at the end of 2005. Peter is a past board member of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. Peter has made significant investment into New Zealand Technology companies. He is a Director of Orion Systems Limited and the principal shareholder of Fusion Transactive Limited and Fusion Electronics Limited.
Peter was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM) in the 2008 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Board committee memberships: Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee. |
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BRENT ROBINSON
Executive Director
Brent Robinson was first appointed CEO & Managing Director at Rakon in 1986 and continues in that role at Rakon today.
Brent Robinson was first appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Rakon in 1986 and continues in that role at Rakon today. Brent also leads the technical engineering team acting as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), remaining involved in leading the design of new products and processes.
Under Brent’s leadership Rakon has grown from a New Zealand company with revenue of US$1 million to a global company with revenue of US$100 million. Rakon has a full suite of high performance frequency control products supported by design and engineering facilities in New Zealand, the UK, France India and China.
Brent has over 25 years experience in the design and manufacture of crystals and oscillators. He led the team that created the world’s smallest “1 ppm” TCXO in 1990, and the first high volume “0.5 ppm” TCXO in 2003. Both these developments were years ahead of competitive solutions and enabled the GPS industry in particular to achieve significant steps forward in terms of performance and market growth.
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DARREN ROBINSON
Executive Director
Darren Robinson was appointed Marketing Director at Rakon in 1990. Darren Robinson was appointed Marketing Director at Rakon in 1990. Darren has over 25 years sales and marketing experience at Rakon and has driven sales for Rakon through exploring new markets, applications and establishing arrangements with many top Fortune 500 companies.
Rakon is now a preferred supplier to many of the world’s leading consumer and infrastructure technology companies with annual sales revenue of US$100 million.
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WARREN ROBINSON
Non-Executive Director
Warren Robinson founded the Rakon business in the basement of his Howick home in 1967.
He successfully grew and operated the business until 1986 when Brent Robinson became the Managing Director. In subsequent years, Warren has continued to maintain an active role within Rakon and was Chairman until November 2005. Warren received a First Class Certificate in Radio Technology and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a senior member of the New Zealand Electronics Institute and is a member of The Royal Society of New Zealand.
Board committee memberships: Audit and Risk Management Committee, Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee. | |