New BRANZ CEO appointed

BRANZ welcomes Chelydra Percy as its new chief executive officer.

New Zealand’s leading provider of research, testing, information and educational services for the building and construction industry has announced Chelydra Percy as its new chief executive officer.

Chelydra comes to BRANZ from Callaghan Innovation – a standalone Crown Entity that connects businesses with research organisations – where she was the General Manager for Future Products and Innovation.

“BRANZ is fortunate to have secured someone as experienced as Chelydra and we are looking forward to her starting with us on 18 November,” said BRANZ chair Dr Helen Anderson. “With a strong background in science management and strategic skills, developed during her time at Scion and as chief executive for the Electricity Supply ITO and Kiwi Star Optics, Chelydra brings an excellent package of leadership skills to the role of CEO.”

Chelydra hopes to continue to expand BRANZ’s offering.

“BRANZ is a strong and well recognised organisation within New Zealand’s building industry,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to working with the team to increase the level of quality knowledge and information we deliver for industry benefit.”