Wendell D’Cunha (Chairperson & RemNet Mentor)

Manager Reward, People and Performance
Auckland Council
Email: wendell.dcunha@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
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Wendell has recently moved to New Zealand after spending 10 years in the Middle East. After a career in Fundraising, he spent the last 10 years as a consultant for Hay Group working with over 2000 clients across a multitude of sectors.

Although Remuneration is his passion, he has worked with various organisations on issues like Talent Management and Employee Engagement. This has given him the opportunity to learn about various aspects that impact employee performance. He believes that the key to a great organisation is empowerment and building manager capability

Irina Miller

Remuneration and Benefits Manager
Crombie Lockwood
Email: irina.miller@crombielockwood.co.nz
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Irina started her professional career in the field of organisational psychology, with a specific focus on recruitment and leadership development. A keen interest in “what makes organisations work” besides people and leadership, led her to join an international consulting firm where she became experienced in job evaluation, remuneration management and org design. She has worked for a variety of local and international clients, both in Europe, where she is originally from, and in New Zealand. Remuneration projects she was part of ranged from banding and incentive design to organisation design and workforce planning. Her first in-house remuneration role was at Fonterra where she managed a large portfolio of 11 territories, including Australia and New Zealand. Irina is currently a Remuneration and Benefits Manager at Crombie Lockwood, where she works closely with the executive team to develop and embed a remuneration framework and policies, relevant workforce analytics, as well as reviewing the entire suite of sale incentives and introducing broader non-financial KPIs to reflect the changes in the financial services industry.

Outside of work Irina is a keen yogi(ni) and enjoys spending time with her kids and a large blended family of six.

Grace Hebden

Rewards Business Partner
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
Email: grace.hebden@fonterra.com
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Grace is an experienced HR professional with a generalist background, but it’s Remuneration that makes her tick. Currently working as a Rewards Business Partner for Fonterra, supporting their New Zealand and International markets, she is committed to partnering with her stakeholders to deliver progressive and pragmatic solutions that deliver real value.

With her foundations in Psychology, Grace has always been curious about what drives behaviour and enables people to be their best. Hence she is passionate about effective recognition and creating highly engaged workplaces.

Prior to her current role, Grace has worked in a broad range of public and private sector industries including Transpower, Diageo and Lumley Insurance.

Salome Damle

Rewards Business Partner
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
Email: salome.damle@fonterra.com
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Salome is a Rewards Business Partner at Fonterra, supporting performance and rewards activities for both NZ and global markets.

She’s particularly interested in pay parity and is a founding member of Fonterra’s Pay Parity Committee. She’s also a committee member of the Co-operative’s “Namaste” Indian community group.

Before joining Fonterra, Salome was a Rewards Consultant for 3.5 years, working across industries to develop skills in job evaluation, benchmarking, pay structures and incentive scheme design. She also played a key role in developing EY New Zealand’s equal pay offering.

Throughout her career Salome’s recognised the benefits of RemNet membership and is excited to contribute to the network’s ongoing success.