26 May 2017
Ray J Smith
by email:
[FYI request #5801 email]
Fyi.org.nz
Dear Ray J Smith,
Please find below our response to your Official Information Act (OIA) request, received on 29 April
2017, in which you requested:
I read on your website that "Our Executive Leadership Team ensures Callaghan Innovation is
operationally sound and fit for purpose."
However, press coverage, NBR comments and your answer to my previous questions paint
(possibly) a different picture. You responded that you have had 21GM and have spent roughly 1 M
$ on recruitment (554 K $) and redundancy cost (432 K $) for these roles.
Can you please provide the following additional information (period from inception in 2013 until
today):
1)
The total remuneration costs for these 21 GM's or equivalent roles.
2)
The total remuneration cost for the entire organization for the same period
3)
Any updates to the figures as provided on the 7th of April (if applicable).
4)
What is (or was, it does not feature on you website anymore) your Accelerator Services
department and why have you had some many different GM's on that department?
5)
What happened with the GM Eternal Relations role? It has disappeared from your website
but the role does feature on your response from April 7th.
6)
What is a GM SI ME & Programmes Office role?
Our responses to your questions are as follows:
1. The total remuneration costs for these 24 GMs or equivalent roles.
Please note that we have provided information in relation to 24 General Managers as a result of
updating the previous information supplied and this is set out in the response to Question 3.
The total remuneration costs for these General Managers is:
To 31 March 2017
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2016
2017 (YTD)*
$871,411
$1,359,691
$1,833,631
$1,933,895
$1,809,054
*unaudited
2. The total remuneration cost for the entire organization for the same period
(Please note – these figures are from our annual reports except for the incomplete current
financial year)
Callaghan
2013
2017*
Innovation
2014
2015
2016
5 months
10 months
Remuneration
$000
Salary & Wages
16,630
37,269
38,062
41,241
34,021
Defined
contribution plan
388
1,016
1,045
1,119
943
employer
contributions
17,018
38,285
39,107
42,360
34,964
*unaudited
3. Any updates to the figures as provided on the 7th of April (if applicable)
There are two updates to the figures provided on 7 April:
• General Manager – Maori Economy
• General Manager – External Relations
The first, General Manager – Maori Economy, was omitted in the first response due to human
error. We apologise for this oversight.
The second, General Manager – External Relations, left Callaghan Innovation when two new
positions, General Manager - Strategy, Impact and Insights, and the General Manager -
Marketing, Stakeholder Engagement and Experience were created. A contractor has been
engaged while we fill these two positions.
The outgoing General Manager – External Relations received a redundancy payment in
accordance with the terms and conditions of their employment agreement. We are not able to
alter the severance figures provided in our last response as this would enable the identification
of personal information.
C A L L A G H A N I N N O V A T I O N A I D E M E M O I R E :
I N - C O N F I D E N C E
| 2
Status
Employee
Position
Reported to
Start Date End Date
Permanent
George
McIrvine General Manager Shared Services
Chief Executive Officer 7/05/2007 4/10/2013
Permanent
Gavin
Mitchell
General Manager Industry Engagement
Chief Executive Officer 3/05/2010 16/08/2013
Permanent
Peter
Stipkovits General Manager People and Culture
Chief Executive Officer 6/09/2010 13/11/2013
Permanent
James
Corrigan Chief Financial Officer
Chief Executive Officer 1/02/2011 27/09/2013
Acting General Manager Research and Technical
Permanent
Richard
Templer
Chief Executive Officer 20/06/2011 26/02/2016
Services
Fixed Term
Graham
Smith
General Manager Business R&D Grants
Chief Executive Officer 1/02/2013 12/07/2013
Contractor
Richard
Grant
General Manager Performance
Chief Executive Officer 1/02/2013 1/03/2013
Independent
Contractor
General Manager Transition Forward
Brian
Freestone
Chief Executive Officer 1/02/2013 7/05/2013
Independent
Projects/Innovation Potential
Contractor
Nicky
Hunn
General Manager Transition Strategy and Governance
Chief Executive Officer 1/02/2013 8/07/2013
Independent
Contractor
Richard
Morris
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Executive Officer 24/09/2013 3/04/2014
Independent
Permanent
Esther
Livingston General Manager People and Capability
Chief Executive Officer 25/11/2013
Permanent
Richard
Perry
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Executive Officer 16/12/2013
Permanent
Sarah
Holden
General Manager External Relations
Chief Executive Officer 3/02/2014 29/04/2016
Permanent
Chris
Somogyi General Manager Accelerator Services
Chief Executive Officer 10/02/2014 17/12/2014
Permanent
Hemi
Rolleston GM SI ME and Programmes Office
Chief Executive Officer 3/03/2014
Contractor
Paul
Stephens General Manager Accelerator Services
Chief Executive Officer 4/12/2014 15/04/2015
Independent
Permanent
Simon
Brown
General Manager Accelerator Services
Chief Executive Officer 18/05/2015 31/12/2016
Fixed Term
Andrew
Miller
General Manager Commercial Business
Chief Executive Officer 19/04/2016 22/12/2016
Permanent
Chris
Hartshorn Chief Technology Officer RTS
Chief Executive Officer 11/07/2016
Permanent
Cas
Carter
General Manager External Relations
Chief Executive Officer 8/08/2016 4/04/2017
Fixed Term
Paul
Linton
General Manager Commercial Business
Chief Executive Officer 25/10/2016
Contractor
Wayne
Mulligan General Manager – Maori Economy
Chief Executive Officer 15/08/2017 28/02/2017
Independent
Contractor
Nicky
Ashton
General Manager External Relations
Chief Executive Officer 10/04/2017
Independent
4. What is (or was, it does not feature on you website anymore) your Accelerator
Services department and why have you had some many different GM's on that
department?
When Callaghan Innovation was established in February 2013, the Accelerator Services part
of our organisation was built from the ground up. In start-up situations, it is not unusual to
see staff changes as the organisation goes through its development.
This required the use of short term expertise at times and is reflected in part in the contractors
used during the initial set up phase and the period during which Accelerator Services was
established.
Four years on, Accelerator Services has now been superseded by our Sector Impact team.
After consultation, our customers indicated a preference for a sector-based approach to
support.
This approach ensures a stronger ability to connect firms with the right services and more
targeted delivery. The implementation of this structure commenced late in the 2016 calendar
year.
5. What happened with the GM Eternal Relations role? It has disappeared from your
website but the role does feature on your response from April 7th.
The position of General Manager - External Relations was disestablished in early April 2017
and replaced with two new positions, being the General Manager - Strategy, Impact and
Insights and the General Manager - Marketing, Stakeholder Engagement and Experience.
The creation of these positions recognises the next phase of Callaghan Innovation's
development and the need to have a greater depth and focus on these two areas.
6. What is a GM SI ME & Programmes Office role?
This title reflects the business group managed and led by the General Manager - Sector
Impacts, Maori Economy and Programmes.
You have the right to request a review of this response, by the Ombudsman at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by contacting 0800 802 602. If you would like to discuss this
matter further, we are happy to meet with you in person to do so.
Any further correspondence on this matter will be considered against the Official Information Act
1982, as well as Callaghan Innovation’s policy relating to Charges for Responses to Official
Information Act requests.
Yours sincerely
Vic Crone
Chief Executive Officer
