KARL BALE

• BA (Hons)
  Diploma in Teaching

• Director, The Compass Group Ltd, with 20 years experience in the public and private sectors and professional body administration.

• Extensive experience in management and administrative roles in the education, health and construction sectors. Special responsibilities have included:

• Director in charge, Public Health Intelligence support programme
• Organiser, Ministry of Health infectious diseases prioritisation programme
• Head of English Department - Hutt Valley Memorial College
• Executive Director - NZ Institute of Quantity Surveyors
• Secretary - Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors
• Secretary - Region Four International Cost Engineering Council
• Secretary - Chiropractic Board
• Secretary - Design and Construction Consultants Industry Training Organisation.

• Experienced in:

• Strategic planning
• Project implementation
• Conference organisation
• Marketing
• Financial administration
• Production of in-house publications
• Monitoring legislation
• Client liaison
• Professional, international and government relations

• Liaison with Government includes submissions on NZ Public Health and Disability Act, Health Practitioner Competence Assurance Bill, Commerce Act, repeal of the Quantity Surveyors Act, and Ministry of Health’s Infectious Diseases Strategy.

• Project examples:

• Project management of the introduction of the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board and registration of Quantity Surveyors for the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors;
• Management of national conference and related planning for a Ministry of Health infectious diseases strategy for New Zealand;
• Providing information and support for small to medium sized sub-contracting and quantity surveying firms within the construction sector on matters related to Government contact, lobbying, staff relations arising from the Employment Relations Act;
• Provision of executive services for the New Zealand Chiropractic Board with responsibility for all registered chiropractors in New Zealand - preparation of annual plan, annual report and website, prosecution of cases of professional discipline and liaison with kindred Australian states on the development of the Council of Chiropractic Education – Australia and New Zealand.