About BikeNZ
Background
BikeNZ was created in July 2003 to act as a national sporting organisation embracing all national bike and cycling organisations including, but not limited to, current member organisations: BMX NZ,BikeNZ Road & Track, Mountain Bike NZ and BikeNZ Schools.
As a national not-for-profit organisation, BikeNZ provides the strategic framework from which the targets outlined within the Strategic Plan will be achieved. Joint strategic thinking and alliances set the platform for real growth across the various facets of cycling, through focusing and synergising our energies towards common strategic goals.
BikeNZ recognises the need to provide long-term direction to the sport and advocacy arms embraced by our organisational structure.
Sport and physical recreation trends in New Zealand are changing and these changes will have a major influence on the strategic alliances BikeNZ seeks to establish going forward i.e. Ministries of Health, Education, Environment and Transport. In an age of increasing car use and trends away from physical activity, strategic alliances are now required across the various central government agencies.
BikeNZ is strategically positioned to bring about significant economic, environmental, educational, health and social benefits for New Zealanders.
BikeNZ Board
The BikeNZ Board consists of up to 8 members: Representatives of BikeNZs Member organisations and additional independent members.
The Board is charged with governing BikeNZ operations and providing strategic leadership to the organisation. The management tier beneath the Board (staff and national volunteers) is charged with producing a Strategic Plan based on the strategic priorities set by the Board, and subsequently delivering this Strategic Plan through annual Business Plans.
| Richard Leggat, Chairman | Richard Leggat is a keen sportsman who played first class cricket for Canterbury in the early 1980's, captaining the Canterbury team in the 1981/2 season. He is now an enthusiastic recreational cyclist and actively involved in his children's sport. Following a commerce degree Richard worked for apparel manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin before switching into the finance sector and working as ashare broker initially in Christchurch, followed by four years in London and then Auckland. Richard is now working in a sales and marketing role for an ecommerce company. Richard has been on the committees of a number of sporting organisations and is currently chairman of the Eating Disorder Association of NZ, anda member of the board of Tourism New Zealand, NZ Post, and Education NZ. |
| David Bennett | David Bennett is a lawyer in private practice as a Consultant with Wellington-based firm Maude & Miller, and was a Partner with a national firm prior to that, for 15 years. David enjoys recreational cycling as well as a range of other outdoor sports, including tramping and skiing, and is a strong supporter of college-level cycling and rowing. David presently sits on the Board of Governors of Scots College in Wellington, is a member of the Board of Trustees of Independent Schools of New Zealand, an Executive Committee member of the Star Boating Club in Wellington and is also a member of the Institute of Directors of New Zealand. |
| Bruce Northwood | Bruce Northwood is a criminal lawyer by profession. Bruce has a background is in BMX racing, and has been involved as an administrator and competitor since the mid 1990s. He has been a club committee president, and member of the BMXNZ executive since 2002, and was the president of BMXNZ from 2004-2010. Bruce has an involvement at all levels of BMX racing- club president, and ia a BMX competitor. |
| Don Bricknall | Don Bricknall is a National Operations Manager and Consultant, with a background in in Management, Business Development, Account Management and National Operations. He is the Chairman of the Hawke's Bay Mountain Bike Club, and has been designing and building MTB tracks for six years. Don Bricknall has been involved in the MTB industry beginning in the UK in 1989.Developed his own Mountain Bike website www.BigBluemtb.com in 2010. He has been a member of the board since 2010. |
| Craig Moffat | |
| Barbara Insull | |
| Jenny Peploe | Jenny Peploe is a business consultant, working in her own business practice .She has 20+ years commercial experience in general management, sales and marketing in Cadbury Schweppes Hudson and Gillette both in NZ and USA. Having returned from overseas, she co-owned a sales and marketing business that managed brands such as Gillette, Procter & Gamble, Kodak and Ferrero for the NZ market. Jenny is a cyclist herself and supports her family whom all cycle; including her daughters who are secondary school cyclists. Jenny has been involved in a number of committees/boards prior to joining Bike NZ; her most recent as Chairman of the St Cuthberts Parents & Friends Association. |