Gordon Shaw appointed Executive Director of VINZ

Gordon Shaw has been appointed to new executive and governance roles within the Optimus Group’s inspection segment.

These roles include: Executive director of Vehicle Inspection New Zealand (VINZ), a director of JEVIC New Zealand, and a director of Inspicere New Zealand.

In addition, he will take up responsibilities as chairman of the group’s inspection segment strategy and digital inspection committees and chief secretary of the company’s conflicts of interest council.

Shaw relinquishes day-to-day operational responsibilities for VINZ - the role he has occupied since August 2014. 

Shaw’s replacement for his current operational roles within VINZ is yet to be announced.

Shaw's prior experience

Shaw is an experienced transport industry professional with particular expertise in the vehicle inspection industry.

He was the national manager of business development for the Land Transport Safety Authority (LTSA) and transport programme integration manager for the Auckland Council.

Prior to that, Shaw held senior roles in core public sector organisations, state-owned enterprises and the private sector, working for Auckland Council ACC, Baycorp, and Dun and Bradstreet.

He is a member of the institute of directors, a certified management consultant and a fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants New Zealand.

He also served as president of the institute and New Zealand trustee for the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes from 2010 to 2012.