Christopher Milsom (Chair)
Senior Remuneration & Performance Manager
AA Insurance
Committee Members & Executive Management
Committee Members
Chris is the Senior Remuneration & Performance Manager at AA Insurance.
Prior to joining AA Insurance, Chris worked as the Reward Manager at Fonterra Co-Operative group, providing reward and performance advice to many varied stakeholders across the Co-Operative. He also has extensive experience as a reward consultant, delivering simple and pragmatic reward solutions to many New Zealand organisations.
Chris previously spent a number of years working in the UK where he helped organisations to design and implement their employee benefit schemes in order to optimise their benefit spend.
Deanna-May Rainbow (Treasurer)
Global Remuneration and Reward Consultant
Xero
Deanna-May is a Global Remuneration & Reward Consultant at Xero, supporting reward and benefits activities across New Zealand and global regions in order to attract and retain the best talent while the business continues to grow at pace.
Prior to joining Xero, Deanna-May was a Rewards Consultant for 5 years, working across industries to develop skills in job evaluation, benchmarking, pay structures and incentive scheme design at EY.
Suzanne Florian
Head of Remuneration & People Systems
Douglas Pharmaceuticals
Suzanne is the Head of Remuneration and People Insights at Douglas Pharmaceuticals, a NZ owned pharmaceutical company.
She has worked in the NZ, US and Fiji markets where she has developed and implemented remuneration, compensation and benefits plans and frameworks that support the organisations goals. Suzanne has previously been a People Partner so is an expert at balancing the needs of the organisation with the needs of the employees.
Suzanne is a seasoned P&C professional with a mix of generalist and specialist experience, along with a positive, people focus and keenness for efficiency.
Aimee Laing
Remuneration and Benefits Lead
Hamilton City Council
Currently working at Hamilton City Council and with extensive background across all areas of HR, Aimee partners with Senior Leaders to provide advice and strategic insights across Remuneration, Employee Benefits, HRIS and Payroll to drive desired business outcomes.
Erica Wilson
Rewards Manager
Fonterra Co-Operative Group
Erica is a rewards professional known for her solutions-focused approach and stakeholder relationships. As Rewards Manager at Fonterra, she is a key contributor in shaping the Co-op’s global rewards approach, collaborating on the design and implementation of impactful programs that align with strategic business goals and support the Co-op’s diverse, global workforce.
Before joining Fonterra, Erica was Rewards Manager at Clear Channel International in the United Kingdom, where she collaborated with teams across Europe, Asia, and Latin America to implement rewards strategies and frameworks across varied cultural and commercial contexts. Between Clear Channel and Fonterra, Erica has managed rewards across more than 40 countries!
Erica began her career at Z Energy in New Zealand, building expertise in rewards, performance management, people analytics, and HRIS, building a well-rounded foundation as an HR professional.
Ryan Ghisi (RemNet Mentor)
GM Global People Programmes
Xero
Over his extensive career, Ryan has gradually moved from an IT technical focus, through HRIS consultancy to remuneration and reward focused roles. He has been fortunate to work for large UK companies such as Virgin Media, O2 and Sky and many international NZ organisations, such as Air New Zealand, Orion Health and currently Xero. The last several years he has worked closely with executive teams and boards on strategy and initiatives that drive employee attraction and retention.
Ryan has a passion for everything that impacts employee engagement, including recognition, wellness, culture, career and development, remuneration and rewards and leadership.
Kathryn Greene (RemNet Mentor)
Chief People Officer
Volpara Health Technologies
Kathryn is a passionate global HR leader who is focused on delivering an outstanding experience across the employee life cycle. She has a particular interest in the development and delivery of best practice remuneration initiatives, system implementations and process improvement.
Kathryn has worked in both specialist remuneration and generalist HR roles across software, FMCG, manufacturing and healthcare industries. Kathryn is based in Wellington, New Zealand.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
The Committee is supported by appointed Executive Managers Strategic Pay
Strategic Pay manage day-to-day operational requirements of RemNet.
Email: info@remnet.org.nz
