Our Executive
Kevin Kenrick
Chief Executive Officer
Kevin is responsible for the overall performance of TVNZ, both as a a national broadcaster, and as an emerging digital media business.
Rodney Parker
Chief Financial Controller
Rodney is responsible for a broad range of financial and business support functions. Financial responsibilities include financial management and reporting, treasury and capital management, compliance and internal audit. He is responsible for the support services function (buildings, fleet, telecommunications, security, etc), and company secretarial and legal services. All commercial, financial and business affairs functions report to him. Rodney is a Director of Freeview Ltd, the joint venture of free to air television broadcasters which promotes and operates the FTA digital television service, and is a member of Think TV - the New Zealand FTA Television Broadcasters' governing body.
Jeff Latch
Head of TV ONE and TV2
Jeff has full accountability for driving the performance of our core channels, TV ONE and TV2. Prior to joining TVNZ again in 2006, Jeff had been with TVNZ for thirteen years as both Head of Sales and Head of Moving Pictures.
Helen Clifton
Head of Production Services and Technology
Helen joined TVNZ in October 2007. She is responsible for the provision of shared services for the business with respect to Transmission, Media Management and Programme Production Resources. She also has responsibility for Technology.
Michele Romaine
Acting Head of News and Current Affairs
Michele is responsible for all News and Current Affairs output, factual content, Maori and Pacific programmes and Sport.
Jeremy O'Brien
Head of Sales
Jeremy is responsible for more than $300m advertising revenue and leading a team of over 100 passionate people who deliver the core television and digital media advertising. Prior to Jeremy joining TVNZ in 2005 he held various senior roles across the financial services, telecommunications and the brewing industry.
Thor Bayer
Acting Head of Digital Media and Digital Channels
Thor manages our Digital Media products, including TVNZ Ondemand and tvnz.co.nz, as well as our Digital Channels TVNZ U, TVNZ Heartland, and TVNZ Kidzone24, plus our Licensing business.
Richard Parker
Acting Head of Human Resources
Richard heads up Human Resources whose aim is to bring the interests of TVNZ and of the people who work at TVNZ as closely together as possible. This is achieved through the way TVNZ recruits, trains, rewards, manages, communicates, and listens to its employees.