Source: New Zealand Government
Hon Andrew Bayly, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing
At the Southland Otago Regional Engineering Collective (SOREC) Summit, 18 April, Dunedin
Ngā mihi nui, Ko Andrew Bayly aho, Ko Whanganui aho
Good Afternoon and thank you for inviting me to open your summit today.
I am delighted to acknowledge the following people.
- SOREC Advisory Committee =
- Gareth Evans, CE of FARRA Engineering
- Sarah Ramsay, CE of United Machinists
- Mike Todd, GM, Todd Engineering
- Nick Wansink, GM, EB Engineering
- Mark Miller, GM of Progressive Plastics
- Joanna Schmelz, Talent & Acquisition Partner Fisher & Paykel
- Adam Liberatore, Lecturer Otago Polytechnic
- MC Mike Collins, CE Business South
- And a special thank you to Sarah Ramsay, who is not only running a business and on your Advisory Committee, but has been instrumental in helping me establish an independent manufacturing advisory group —more on that later.
- I am truly excited to be appointed New Zealand’s first Minister for Manufacturing. There are many great synergies with my other portfolios of Small Business, Statistics, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and I intent to make the most of these links.
Manufacturing
- The theme of this Summit—Future Proofing Companies in Manufacturing and Engineering—is very timely.
