About Us

Consumer Board

Consumer NZ is governed by an elected board of seven members who hold office for three years. Current members of the Board are profiled below. 

Mark Bedford of Tauranga

Board Chair

Mark is a pharmacist. He and his business partner run a busy 7-day medical centre pharmacy in Mt Maunganui specialising in dispensing and nutritional advice. Has previously served for 9 years on various boards of trustees and was Chairman of Waipuna Hospice in Tauranga for 7 years.

First elected to the Board in 2002. 

Jo Bransgrove of Wellington

Deputy Chair

Director, Wellington Chamber of Commerce. Previously: Group General Manager, NZ Trade & Enterprise; Senior Manager and Secretary to the Commerce Commission; Senior Manager, NZ Red Cross Society; Chief Executive, Cancer Society.

First elected to the Board in 2005. 

Tim Brown of Palmerston North

Retired Professor of Microbiology and HOD of microbiology and genetics at Massey University. Previously Director of a scientific and commercial consultancy providing specialized water and other filter testing services in Australasia.

First elected to the Board in 2001.

Rob Crozier of Kapiti Coast

Elected director of the PSIS. Previously, general secretary of the Association of University Staff of NZ.

First elected to the Board in 2002. 

Alexandra Sims of Auckland

Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law in the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Auckland. Experience on boards and committees both within the University of Auckland and the wider community. Extensive experience with IT. Taught IT Law at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, including researching and publishing on a wide range of IT issues. Member of InternetNZ.

Elected to the Board in 2009.

Peter Sutton of Wellington

Previously assistant chief executive, research & testing manager of Consumers' Institute. Left to pursue international yachting and project management. Life member of Consumers' Institute. Presently owner/managing director of furniture retail, manufacturing and upholstery company.

First elected to the Board in 2004.

Nicola Wills of Wellington

Twenty years experience as a lawyer with expertise in consumer law. Has provided legal advice to businesses on diverse issues and prosecuted for the Commerce Commission. Nicola is currently an Adjudicator for the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal. She has governance experience as a school trustee and has run her own business as a barrister for eight years.

Elected to the Board in 2008.