DPMC - Key Persons

Ben King - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive

Bridget White

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, National Security Group

Clare Ward

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Strategy, Governance and Engagement Group

Janine Smith

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief Executive, Policy

Katrina Casey

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive, Cyclone Recovery Unit
The Clerk of the Executive Council and the Official Secretary of Government House report to Her Excellency The Rt Hon Cindy Kiro, GNZM, QSO, the Governor-General. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is an autonomous Departmental Agency hosted by DPMC. Dave Gawn is the Chief Executive of NEMA. Find out more about the business units that make up our department. Our values Our values guide how we work with each other and with our stakeholders: Kia māia - Courageous Do what matters most Kia honohono - Connected Unite our mahi and kaimahi Kia manawanui - Committed Uphold our shared kaupapa

Rachel Hayward

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the Cabinet / Clerk of the Executive Council

Sean Bolton

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Risk and Systems Governance Group