Executive Leadership Team

The Commission's Chief Executive Martin Sawyers is supported on the Executive Management Team by the Commission General Counsel and two general managers responsible for the investigation and corporate services teams.

 

Martin Sawyers
Chief Executive

Martin Sawyers portraitMartin leads the organisation to support the Commissioners in the delivery of their statutory purpose, which is to help improve transport safety. Martin has extensive legal and senior management experience in the private and public sectors. He comes to TAIC from being Chief Executive and Registrar of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board. Prior to that he was General Counsel and Manager of Corporate Services for the Real Estate Agents Authority and also previously managed legal operations at the Department of Corrections. Martin also brings significant governance experience from his years as Mayor of Buller District Council, Chair of an Electricity Lines Company and Deputy Chair of a State Owned Enterprise.

 

Acting Chief investigator of Accidents, General Manager Investigation Services
Louise Cook
 

 

Commission General Counsel (acting) Polly Leeming

 

 

General Manager Corporate Services Joelene Skelton