HiNZ welcomes new Board Chair and Deputy Chair

SECTOR UPDATE - HiNZ

Steve Earnshaw has been appointed chair of the Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ) board and Kyle Forde as deputy chair.

Earnshaw is clinical informatics lead, provider engagement and deputy chief medical officer Health NZ – Te Whatu Ora Wairarapa and Forde is currently chief executive at Karo.

Earnshaw says he is honoured and excited to have been elected to chair the HiNZ board.

“I am really grateful to my predecessors Karen Blake and Deb Boyd, who along with the past board members have led HiNZ to its current exciting position as a key player in the New Zealand digital health ecosystem, and who helped to establish our new bold organisational strategy,” he says.

Jono Hoogerbrug, Natasha Prendergast and Mark Shirley are joining the board in 2024, alongside existing elected board members Sally Britnell, Rosie Dobson and Rachael Page.

Outgoing board members Karen Blake, Deb Boyd and Becky George dedicated more than 20 years between them to the HiNZ board. Nathan Kershaw and Megan Milmine have also finished their terms.

HiNZ chief executive Tim Corbett thanked all of the outgoing board members saying they had led the organisation through some challenging and transformative times over the past few years.

“I would also like to welcome the new board members, and am excited to work with them to lead HiNZ as it continues to evolve to serve the data and digital health ecosystem in Aotearoa New Zealand,” he says.

Source: HiNZ media release

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