Board of Directors
Martin (Marty) Boyce
Chairman of Directors
Martin Boyce LL.B (Hons) is Canterbury born-and-bred and is the senior partner in law firm Clark Boyce. He has practised as a barrister and solicitor for over 40 years and is a past member of the Canterbury District Law Society Disciplinary Tribunal.
He specialises in commercial and property law and, as a long-serving member of the Canterbury legal fraternity, brings a wealth of experience in governance, compliance and statutory requirements to the Board. He is also professionally involved in legal work on behalf of clients in both the corporate and commercial sectors.
Martin is married, has two children and lists rugby, golf and fly-fishing as his recreational interests. He has both played and coached rugby and now fills an administrative role with the HSOB club. Martin was appointed to the Board on 1st March 2011.
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Jack Goldsmith
Director
Jack Goldsmith retired from his accountancy practice in 1993 after having built up one of the largest independent practices in Christchurch which he established in 1952 with the late James Stanley. During that time he specialised in taxation law and actively participated on committees of the Canterbury branch of the NZ Society of Accountants.
He became associated with Southern Cross Engineering in 1955 as the company’s secretary and remained in that roll until 1992. In 1968 he was appointed a director and succeeded Martin Jolly as Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1992 until 2004.
It was at Jack’s initiation that SCE purchased the premises and factory of Industrial Electric Heating and hence he has seen major changes within the company from when it manufactured water pumps, washing machines and vending machines to becoming involved in heavy engineering, crane manufacture and the timber industry.
Jack has always been interested in music and sport, including cricket, tennis, soccer, golf and fishing. Over the years he has played flute and oboe with most Christchurch orchestras. He has been married to Leah for 58 years and together they have two daughters, six grandchildren and now two great grand-children.
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Franc de Visser
Director
Born and educated in the Netherlands, Franc de Visser graduated from Eindhoven Technical College after which he had 6 years practical experience, including 2 years in the Dutch Air force one year of which was spent in the Navy in Dutch New Guinea. Aged 24 years, he arrived in New Zealand where he met his wife Ngaire, whom he married in 1965. That year he started with SCE in the fitting shop, working through several positions over the following 33 years including manufacturing, purchasing, design and marketing, holding various management positions.
In January 1998 he semi-retired at the age of 58 and moved to a lifestyle block in Loburn.
As a director, Franc also works for SCE in a consultancy role on specific projects.
Franc has been privileged to work alongside very skilled engineers and other professionals in the Netherlands and New Zealand. Coupled with his thirst for learning, this has greatly assisted him in the positions he has held.
Leisure is a mixture of fishing, walking and working his land, together with keeping up with his 3 children and grandchildren.
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