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RWNZ appoints new chief executive

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Rural Women New Zealand Ngā Wahine Taiwhenua o Aotearoa (RWNZ) has appointed Gabrielle O’Brien as its new chief executive.
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“Gabrielle brings a wealth of experience from her previous general management roles in membership-based organisations, both in the charitable sector and most recently at the NZ Law Society,” RWNZ president Gill Naylor said.

“This experience combined with her earlier background in human resources management, facilitation and organisation development provide her with a strong background to lead our team through the next phase of our development.”

O’Brien says she looks forward to building on the strong legacy of RWNZ and working to provide the best possible platform for rural women to raise and progress issues that are important to them.

“Our rural communities are an integral part of the social and economic fabric of NZ. Women play a key role in these communities whether as primary producers, community influencers and connectors, entrepreneurs, educators or in the myriad of other essential professional and social roles they hold,” O’Brien said.

“It is exciting to be joining an organisation that recognises the increasing diversity of the community they serve and looks to build on the strengths of the past, while adapting and changing for the future.”

O’Brien took up her appointment on May 3.

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