Brian Lynch
Achievements
Past
Mr Lynch started his career as a secondary school teacher. He then worked in
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1964, gaining experience in the workings
of worldwide trade. After being posted to the United Nations in New York, London
and Singapore he became the Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Transport. By
this time he had gained the knowledge and experience to realise that clear objectives
and his staff play an important role in his being able to achieve the goals
he sets. From 1992 until 2003, Brian Lynch was the CEO of the Meat Industry
Association.
Present
Currently his involvements include being the Chairman of the Trade Liberalisation
Network, board member of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority as well as the
director of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs. Working also
as the Senior Advisor and alternate member of ABAC, he was appointed chairman
of HEA (Horticulture Export Authority). As an ABAC member from the New Zealand
Economy he gives recommendations to the APEC leaders that will work best for
the New Zealand trade industries.
Future
He wishes to see the advancement of free trade to a state where industries will
be able to operate in an environment that makes business easy. For a plan B,
just in case the WTO round fails, New Zealand will need to organise FTA’s
with any economies within the Asia-Pacific region willing to.
Our
View
We were all pleased with how the interview turned out. He was very informative
and gave adequate information in answer to any questions that we had.
Quotes
“This is stark reality”
“Temper those with experience”
“Staff performance is crucial to achieving your goals”
Contributed by: Jane Exeter, Richard Blade, Alex Stainer and Kahlia Chrisholm