The new Waikato economic development agency has announced Michael Bassett-Foss (left) as its new chief executive and Harvey Brookes as chief operating officer. Photo / Supplied
Economic development specialist Michael Bassett-Foss has been appointed chief executive of the fledgling Waikato economic development agency, Te Waka.
Bassett-Foss was raised in Hamilton and is a former chairman of the Economic Development Associations of New Zealand, and a former manager of economic development at Hawke's Bay Regional Council.
He
has spent the past 17 years in Napier, most recently as project director of the multi-million dollar Water Wairarapa project.
The new agency also named one of its co-architects, Waikato born and raised economic developer adviser Harvey Brookes as its chief operating officer.
