TRUSTEES

  • Hamish Clentworth

    CHAIRPERSON

    Hamish is currently Head of Commercial Advice at Plunket, looking after property, procurement and other commercial relationships. The primary focus of this role is to enable the organisation to achieve better outcomes from their property portfolio and supply partners. He spent most of the last 13 years with Heineken New Zealand in various roles including Regional Manager, Head of Retail and finally National Hospitality Development Manager where he was involved in developing some of New Zealand’s best bars.

    Outside of work, he is heavily involved with family and sport, acting as a board member of the Hockey Foundation, The NHS Trust ,as well as coaching a P1 hockey team, school touch rugby teams and forming his own rugby club.

    Other governance roles include being a board member of Wings over Wairarapa and Wellington Hockey.

  • Hilary Poole

    Hilary has held governance roles in the finance, food, sport, education, and not-for-profit sectors. This includes her current roles as a director of Creative New Zealand, director of Hockey New Zealand, and as a trustee of the Play It Strange Charitable Trust.

    Previous appointments include deputy chair of High Performance Sport New Zealand, director of Sport New Zealand, independent director of Prolife Foods and Martin Jenkins and as chair of Just Life Group, Diocesan School for Girls, and the First Foundation.

    Her executive roles include CEO of Hockey New Zealand, CEO of Netball New Zealand, and as a senior executive in strategy, marketing and operations at the Bank of New Zealand.

  • Tony Morris

    Tony was first introduced to hockey as a child and picked it up again when he returned from overseas in 2001. He is currently Chief Financial Officer for Northern Rescue Helicopters (encompassing the greater Auckland and Northland regions).

    Tony is also currently a Trustee of Sport Northland and in the past was on the Board of Hockey NZ and financial adviser to Northland Hockey Association. He was also a Partner in a Whangarei chartered accountancy firm for 18 years. He has been a Trustee on the Hockey Foundation since 2018.

PATRONS

When the Hockey Foundation was set up operationally in 2011, its establishment was strongly supported by five legends and huge supporters of hockey throughout New Zealand, who were appointed as patrons of the Hockey Foundation.

  • "I’m a great believer in the importance of sport and what it teaches young people. I’ve played and followed hockey most of my life and I’m truly taken with the foresight and commitment of Hockey New Zealand."

    Sir Owen G Glenn - Founding Patron

  • "I have no doubt that playing hockey, together with the fantastic coaching I had along the way, helped instil in me important characteristics such as determination, mental toughness, the ability to focus, consideration for others and especially the value of being fit and active."

    Anna Lawrence - Former Black Sticks Captain

  • "Hockey is a sport for the whole family from preschoolers to superannuitants. The sport provides for all, from those who just want to exercise and socialise through to those who aspire to be Olympians or compete at World Cups."

    Selwyn Maister - Hockey NZ Life Member & 1976 Olympic Gold Medallist

  • “The Hockey Foundation is aptly titled for its focus on grassroots hockey. The programmes delivered at junior and secondary schools provide the foundation from which players can progress to the high performance levels of our sport."

    Ramesh Patel - Former Hockey NZ CEO & 1976 Olympic Gold Medallist

  • "The experience gained, camaraderie developed and the highs and lows shared with team mates is what makes playing the sport so satisfying. The realisation that hockey can grow stronger through the development of this Foundation is a positive for the sport."

    Mandy Barker - Former Black Stick

MAJOR DONORS

Founding Patron
Sir Owen G Glenn


First Eleven Donors
Jon & Sue Tanner, Suresh & Kalpana Chimanlal, Laurence Family, John & Sharon Williamson, Boyd Family Foundation, Owen Daji, Scott & Sandra and Murray & Yvonne Loudon, Foodstuffs Owners Group (Midlands), Brian Drake, Craigs Investment Partners.


Gold Donors
John Cullen, Monckton Charitable Trust, Michael Bignell, Mary Devine, Craig Armitage,
Kylie & Michael Clegg, David Appleby.


Silver Donors 
Bill & Sue Shepherd, Rik Cutfield, Woods Family, Rowan Kingston & Jane Goulding,
David Appleby.