Rotorua businessman Gregg Brown has been appointed the new chairman of the BayTrust.
Mr Brown has been a BayTrust trustee for three years and replaces Mary Dillon, who served as chairwoman from September 2010. Mrs Dillon retired from the trust in August after serving a four-year term.
Mr Brown is the owner of Rotorua's Pig and Whistle and Capers Epicurean cafe and is the president of the Rotorua Mountain Bike Club.
He said he was looking forward to serving the trust and the Bay of Plenty community.
Mr Brown acknowledged Mrs Dillon's understanding of and experience with Bay of Plenty communities. He said the trust and its stakeholders had bene-fited from her leadership during the past two years.