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Cawthron Trust Board owns the Cawthron Institute on behalf of the people of the “top of the south”. The Trustees approve the strategic direction of the Cawthron Institute, fund a range of science and education focused community initiatives, and appoint the Board of Directors.

The Cawthron Trust Board also administers a bequest programme that receives donations from philanthropic individuals, and invests these funds in accordance with the principles of the Cawthron Trust.

The Board of Directors supervises the management of the Cawthron Institute and establishes its strategic objectives, the overall policy framework within which Cawthron’s research and business is conducted, and monitors management’s performance. The Board has delegated, within defined limits, the day to day management to the Chief Executive.

Trust Board

	Dr Oliver Sutherland (Chair)
	Rt Rev Richard Ellena
	Mr Gerald Hope
	Mr Richard Kempthorne
	Mr Kerry Marshall
	Archdeacon Harvey Ruru
	Mr Guy Salmon
	Mrs Agnes Seifried
	Ms Rochelle Selby-Neal
	Hon Dr Nick Smith

Board of Directors

	Mr Ian Kearney (Chair)
	Mr John Cunningham
	Dr Charles Eason
	Dr Ellen Förch
	Mr Julian Raine

Chief Executive

Ms Gillian Wratt

"... Cawthron - the very name signifies trust."

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