BNZ's Partners in Tauranga are welcoming a new member to their team, with the appointment of chair Dame Susan Devoy.

Dame Susan says she will use her position as a community connector to help add value to clients' businesses and to the BNZ bank.

Dame Susan Devoy.

'The role is very exciting and offers a chance to get involved with a whole range of different organisations in the Bay of Plenty.
'I like where the bank is heading and what it hopes to achieve in our community.
'I love working with people and have always thought that regardless of the strength of your brand, you need the right people there to deliver it or you won't be getting the results.”

Dame Susan will draw on all her experience from both her sporting days and her subsequent involvement in business and the not-for-profit sector, which includes her former roles as chief executive of Sport Bay of Plenty.

Managing partner of BNZ Partners Bay of Plenty Neville Whitworth says Dame Susan was the logical choice for the position thanks to the key role she has in the wider Bay of Plenty community.
'She brings a very different dynamic to our business and will help us see things from a customer perspective.
'Her connections in the Bay of Plenty are invaluable in better linking us to the community and we're delighted to have her on board.”
Dame Susan says she is looking forward to becoming an integral part of BNZ and already has ideas on ways to add value for clients.
'I see the culture of a workplace as hugely important, especially in big national organisations like BNZ.

'We want to make sure we are providing the best possible services for businesses in Bay of Plenty, so that when locals talk about BNZ they continue to have only great things to say.”
Tauranga is also getting its own BNZ Partners Business Centre, with construction scheduled for completion in April next year.