Hemi Rolleston

Committee of Management

“My vision for Ngamanawa is that it becomes an organisation that we are all proud of. Ensuring we enhance our land and our people. This means making decisions that enable our people to be connected and our land to be in a better position than when we found it”

Hemi is the second longest-standing Committee member for Ngamanawa Incorporation, having joined in 2007. Hemi has a Bachelor of Management Studies and a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts - Te Reo, from the University of Waikato. Hemi is also a graduate of the Stanford University Business Leaders Bootcamp (2013 and 2015) and was the 2012 recipient of the NZ Institute of Director's Aspiring Director Award (for the BOP Branch). Hemi is the current General Manager of Māori Forestry Futures at Scion. He has sound governance experience in a range of Māori and economic development organisations. Prior to joining Scion Hemi held a number of roles at NZ's Innovation Agency, Callaghan Innovation including Chief Executive and General Manager Sectors.