Treasury, The

Deputy Secretary – Strategy Change and Performance
Catherine Atkins

Manager, Communications
Anna Symmans

Manager, Legal Group & Treasury Solicitor
Jeremy Salmond

Manager, Human Resources
Anne Clews

Manager, Office of the Executive
Jane Frances

Team Leader, Ministerial Advisory Service
Ashley Owens

Manager, Business Support
Jo Hickling

Manager, Facilities & Administration
Ian Kilpatrick

Deputy Secretary – Commercial Transactions
John Crawford

Manager, Deposit Guarantee Scheme
John Park

Manager, Commercial Transactions Group
Andrew Blazey

Deputy Secretary Macroeconomic International & Economic Research
Dr Girol Karacaoglu

Manager, Economic Research & Analysis
Gerald Minnee

Team Leader, Economic & Fiscal Modelling
Peter Mawson (Acting)

Manager, Forecasting & Monitoring
David Galt

Manager, Fiscal Management
Colin Hall

Manager, Macroeconomic & Fiscal Policy
Bill Moran

Manager, International
Sian Roguski

General Manager Crown Ownership Monitoring Unit
Andrew Turner

Manager, Appointments & Governance
Steve Rich

Managers, Sector Monitoring
James Cunningham

Manager, Sector Performance & Balance Sheet
David Snell (Acting)

Deputy Secretary Financial Operations & Head NZ Debt Management Office
Brendon Doyle

Manager, Portfolio Management
Andrew Turner (Acting)

Manager, Accounting & Transaction Services
Neil Bain

Manager, Risk Policy & Technology
Elizabeth Ashton

Manager, Export Credit Office
Carmen Moana

Executive Director National Infrastructure Unit
Deputy Secretary Infrastructure & Public Services
Richard Forgan

Team Leader, Infrastructure
David Taylor

Manager, Justice & Security
Oliver Valins

Manager, Health & Housing
Ruth Isaac

Earthquake Coordination
Tom Hall

Deputy Secretary Growth & Public Services
Vicky Robertson

Economic Performance Overview & Coordination
Audrey Sonerson

Manager, Education & Skills
Nic Blakeley

Manager, Regulatory Quality
Kirsty Flannagan

Manager, Financial Markets
Joanne Hughes

Manager, Labour Market & Welfare
Ben McBride

Manager, Natural Resources
Melody Guy

Manager, Tax Strategy
Peter Martin

Chief Financial Officer / Chief Accountant
Fergus Welsh

Manager, Fiscal Reporting
Hugh Packer

Chief Information Officer & Manager Knowledge Info Services
Franz Ombler

Manager, Finance
Sara Brownlie

Manager, Better Administration & Support Services
Valerie Wheeler

What do we do?
The Treasury is government’s leading economic, financial and regulatory advisor. Our core job is to help the Government improve New Zealand’s overall economic performance, and increase the living standards of New Zealanders, through the provision of high-quality advice and services. Our advice contributes to improved performance by making challenging issues more tractable to effective government decision-making. The Treasury supports effective delivery of services by the State sector through its policy advice, and delivers some services directly where it is best placed to do so.

The scope of our work
The Treasury provides advice and services to Ministers, primarily the Minister of Finance, through Vote Finance.

We perform three roles through these portfolios:

• providing services directly, such as monitoring and managing the financial affairs of the Crown, including managing the Crown’s debt through the New Zealand Debt Management Office (NZDMO), and supporting New Zealand’s economic performance through the provision of services through the New Zealand Export Credit Office (NZECO)
• raising the quality of advice and service delivery in the State sector, by leading improvements in State sector management and performance through a shared work programme involving the three Central Agencies – the Treasury, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) and the State Services Commission (SSC) – and providing second-opinion advice on the economic and financial implications of other government agencies’ proposals, and
• providing policy advice direct to Ministers to facilitate government decisions on changes and initiatives that support better economic performance and higher living standards.

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