The 2008/09 HRINZ HR Generalist of the Year

 

Alan Davis

The first thing that Alan told the judges was that his philosophy on career success is you are a product of the people that you work with and Alan feels privileged to have had the opportunity to work with a range of very capable business and HR leaders.

Alan impressed the judges with his ability to design strategy, wrap an appropriate story line around it and deliver effective outcomes for the business. He told us it was about organising a coherent set of ideas and enabling an environment for different perspectives to come forward.

Alan has had a number of significant senior HR roles across a range of industries in both the public and private sector, including: Telecom, Westpac, Corrections and MAF.

One of Alan’s biggest achievements was to build and implement a capability framework for MAF. He said that through this he learned about organisational governance, consulting to build a shared agenda, leading multiple work programmes to deliver results and design a strategic approach to talent management.

Recently Alan has taken up a new role at Massey University as HR Director leading a team of 30 staff across three campuses. He is relishing the opportunity to get involved in the academic environment and told the judges that he has a new respect for academic research.

Congratulations Alan.