Richard Westlake

Richard is Managing Director of Westlake Consulting Limited (WCL), a New Zealand-based advisory firm specialising in organisational governance, strategy and structures, and with particular expertise with NGOs and other not-for-profit organisations.

WCL has been appointed by the Board of ICANN to conduct an Independent Review of the Root Server System Advisory Committee.

Anyone wishing to contribute observations or information about any aspect of the role, structure or operation of the RSSAC, is invited to email their comments to rssacreview[at]westlakenz.com.

Two colleagues from Westlake Consulting, Colin Jackson and Andy Linton, will be attending the ICANN meeting in Cairo in November 2008 and they would be happy to hear from anybody who wishes to provide observations or comments that may assist our review.

Richard is currently Chair of the Standards Council of New Zealand, which is New Zealand's representative to ISO. He has previously held roles as the establishment Chairman of two companies owned by the New Zealand Government, MetService and Quotable Value, both of which pioneered successful business models in their industries through innovative Internet-based services.

Earlier this year, Richard led the team from Westlake Consulting that completed the Independent Review of the At-Large Advisory Committee.

In previous roles, Richard spent 15 years in merchant banking and in leading major change in large and complex organisations. Before moving to New Zealand, he gained an MA from Oxford University and trained as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot.

Richard can be contacted at richard[at]westlakenz.com or Skype westlakenz1 or Phone +64 4 472 2007.