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Chief Executive Officer
Jim Doyle
PH: +64 9 525 5592
EMAIL: jim@nzrl.co.nz
Hailing originally from Scotland, Jim and his family made their
way to NZ via South Africa arriving in 1994. Starting life as an
apprentice electrician and working his way up combining work with
university studies, Jim became COO and then CEO of Navman in NZ,
taking the organisation from a $3 million company to a $500 million
worldwide brand. Jim has extensive business experience with a
number of well recognised NZ companies and is the architect of and
driving force behind the widely respected NZRL "Game Plan".
Believing it is more than just a game, Jim is determined
to see rugby league become a respected sport of choice within
NZ.
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Administration Manager
Carmen Taplin
PH: +64 9 571 3871
EMAIL: carmen@nzrl.co.nz
Carmen, a passionate league fan, game day volunteer for the
Warriors and social touch player, was previously Administration
Manager with Counties Manukau Sport. Earlier roles include Active
Schools Coordinator and lengthy terms with Genesis Power and
Roadshow Entertainment. Her whole family is involved in Rugby
League, her husband once a player is now an Assistant Trainer for
the Manurewa Marlins Premiers and her son is a player and Warriors
ballboy. Carmen has put her administration skills to good use
managing senior rugby league teams for a number of years, and the
mother of two also manages to play Premier netball in her spare
time.
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Football Manager
Tony Kemp
PH: +64 9 571 3858
EMAIL: tony@nzrl.co.nz
Tony is a former international and experienced professional
player, and has a background in top-level coaching, serving as a
national selector and working in the high performance area for the
NZRL. Taranaki-raised he appeared in 25 Tests for the Kiwis from
1989-1995 and played for several clubs in Australia and England
including Newcastle, Castleford and Leeds. He later joined the
Vodafone Warriors' as Assistant coach going on to fill the head
coach's position in 2004-2005. Tony heads the NZRL Football
department, and leads an experienced team committed to growing the
game from the ground up.
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High Performance Manager
Ruben Wiki ONZM
PH: +64 9 571 3856
EMAIL: ruben@nzrl.co.nz
Ruben is probably the most well known and easily recognisable
member of the NZRL staff. He ended his international playing
career in 2006 after a world record 55 Tests including 18 as Kiwi
captain. He finished his playing career at the end of the 2008
season after a total of 312 NRL appearances for the Canberra
Raiders and the Warriors, the most in the competition by a New
Zealander. After working as a trainer for the Kiwis in 2008,
including their successful Rugby League World Cup campaign, he
pursued a range of other projects before joining NZRL. Ruben has
always really enjoyed working in the community and is looking
forward to the opportunity to give something back.
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Competitions Commissioner
Kevin Bailey
PH: +64 9 571 3859
EMAIL: kevin@nzrl.co.nz
Kevin played league for 16 years for the Marist and Mt Albert
clubs, then went on to referee for 18 years, reaching International
status. He started working for the NZRL as National Referees
Convenor in 1994 and held that position to 1999 though the title
changed to Operations Manager. From 1995 to 2005, he managed both
the Lion Red Cup and Bartercard Cup competitions. The role was
renamed Competitions Commissioner in 2005 and Kevin is now
responsible for all NZRL competitions and associated matters such
as judicial, appeals and drug hearings. Kevin, his wife and four
children are all huge rugby league fans.
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Referees Manager
Marc Harris
PH: +64 9 571 3855
EMAIL: marc@nzrl.co.nz
Marc grew up in the country town of Gundagai, New South Wales,
Australia. He is a league fanatic, having played the game for more
than 20 years. His father was a first grade referee for several
years and now Marc is carrying on the family tradition of
contributing to the game. Marc has a degree in Sport and
Communications. He was a founding member of the Hammersmith Rugby
League club, who play in the London and Southern Premier
Conference. Whilst living in the UK, he met a lovely Kiwi girl and
they have moved to New Zealand to settle down and further their
respective careers.
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Coaching & Development Manager
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Community Programmes Manager
Dain Guttenbeil
PH: +64 9 571 3873
EMAIL: dain@nzrl.co.nz
With a long and eventful family history in the game of Rugby
League, Dain came to the role of Community Programmes Manager after
a diverse work and educational history. With a background in Sports
& Exercise Science he worked as a Sports Trainer, Secondary
Education in Health and Physical Education at Northcote College in
Auckland, and Injury Prevention and Risk Management throughout
Australia with various corporate bodies that had a connection to
league, eventually returning to New Zealand with the Accident
Compensation Corporation and arriving at New Zealand Rugby League
in October 2007.
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Football Operations Manager
Sash Stosic
PH: +64 9 571 3876
EMAIL: sash@nzrl.co.nz
Sash has recently returned from the UK where he lead the Wales
Rugby League as General Manager. Sash has previously worked as
the General Manager for Taranaki Rugby League and the Sponsorship
and Marketing Manager for the New Zealand Maori Rugby
League over the past five years. Sash hails from Taranaki
where he played Midhirst Magpies juniors and his senior grade footy
for the Waitara Bears until further pursuing Rugby League in
Canberra and Sydney. Sash has a Bachelor of Sport and Leisure.
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Marketing and Sponsorship Manager
Trina Tamati
PH: +64 9 571 3870
EMAIL: trina@nzrl.co.nz
Her career began at NIKE New Zealand back in the mid 90's and
can now lay claim to marketing some of the largest sporting and
entertainment events around the world. Trina's experience includes
working with companies such as Air NZ, PlayStation UK, BP Global,
Telstra, L'Oreal Professional and the Canterbury Crusaders.
Trina also holds a double degree in Psychology and Communications
and recently moved back to Auckland, bringing her vast experience
and skills to the newly created position of Marketing &
Sponsorship Manager.
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Communications Officer
Philippa Ivory
PH: +64 9 571 3863
EMAIL: philippa@nzrl.co.nz
After years working as an IT specialist, Philippa took time out
to have her two children, and in partnership with her husband
started a business which manufactured and exported products
worldwide. She was then invited to deliver exporter education
programmes, elected to positions on the Regional and National
Boards of Export NZ, asked to judge Regional and National Export
Awards and has spent over 10 years as a business mentor. Her
passion for rugby league saw her writing a weekly internet blog and
a regular column in Superleague magazine. The position of
Communications Officer allows her to combine her passion with her
profession.
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Media Manager
Caley Wilson
PH: +64 21 804 004
EMAIL: caley@nzrl.co.nz
Caley has worked with the media in international marketing
roles in Auckland and London, as well as on some of the UK and
Australia's largest sporting events. He has also managed
entertainment events for Dave Dobbyn, Tiki Taane, Don McGlashan,
Greg Johnson and others.
Caley was a regular at Carlaw Park as a kid. His father, Gary,
who played for Ellerslie, toured as a journalist with the Kiwis to
Britain, France and Australia in the 1970s. After a number of
years in rugby union, Caley played rugby league for the Manurewa
Marlins, before a fourth shoulder reconstruction suggested he might
be better placed doing other things. He has a marketing
degree from Otago University and a post-grad diploma in physical
education.
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Commercial Manager
Alex Hayton
PH: +64 9 571 3851
EMAIL: alex@nzrl.co.nz
After a three month contract which lasted two years, Alex joined
NZRL as a permanent employee in November 2009. Alex is a sports nut
with a passion for football, but has a pedigree in league being a
Glenora Bear-Cub. Following a successful career in business he
moved into sport working with NZ Football. While there he was
involved in a review of their football competition and the creation
of the new NZ Football Championship which saw Auckland City
recently travel to the UAE to compete. He has a son and a daughter
who both play the round ball game and he coaches his daughter's
team.
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Accounts Administration
Linley Hutchinson
PH: +64 9 571 3852
EMAIL: linley@nzrl.co.nz
Linley is a long serving member of the NZRL team, having spent
the last seven years as Accounts Administrator. Prior to this she
worked as a data analyst for Research Solutions for ten years.
Linley is a recent graduate, having successfully completed a BA
majoring in French while raising her children. Both she and her
husband are passionate supporters of their children's various
summer and winter sporting interests. Linley also manages her
daughter's netball team.
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Administration Support
Katie Perkins
PH: +64 9 571 3878
EMAIL: katie@nzrl.co.nz
Katie is a passionate sportswoman and in 2010 completed a Sport
& Recreation and Business conjoint degree at AUT University.
During the summer that followed Katie focused on playing cricket,
and once the season ended she took on the new role
of NZRL Administration Support. Although cricket is Katie's
number one sport, she has also become a great league fan in the
last few years, following the Warriors and Kiwi's as much as
possible. Katie has a real passion for her community and helping
others. In 2010 she walked from Auckland to Cape Reinga with her
sister, raising over $32,000 for a hospital in Ethiopia; and in
2011 she organised a charity event for the Christchurch earthquake
recovery which involved simulating the experience of being trapped
in a building for up to 48 hours.
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