Organisational structure and senior managers

See the structure of the State Services Commission, and the senior managers who lead our work groups.

  • State Services Commissioner

    Iain Rennie

    • Sector and Agency Performance Group

      • Deputy Commissioner: Sandi Beatie
      • Deputy State Services Commissioner: John Ombler
      • Deputy Commissioner: Tony Hartevelt
      • Deputy Commissioner: Helene Quilter
      • Deputy Commissioner: Liz Sinclair

    • System Capability Group

      • Deputy Commissioner: Peter Brown

    • Performance Improvement Programmes Group

      • Deputy Commissioner: Jenni Norton

    • State Sector Results Group

      • Deputy Commissioner: Ryan Orange

    • Organisational Strategy and Performance Group

      • Deputy Commissioner: Jacki Couchman

    • Legal and Integrity Advice Group

      • Chief Legal Advisor: Gordon Davis

    • Commissioner's Office

      • Manager: Leigh Deuchars

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Mr Iain Rennie

State Services Commissioner

Iain Rennie took up the position of State Services Commissioner on 1 July 2008.

The State Services Commissioner is a statutory appointment, made by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

Mr Rennie has been in the Public Service since 1986. The majority of his career has been spent at the Treasury where he was Deputy Secretary to the Treasury for nine years prior to taking up the position of Deputy State Services Commissioner in 2007. He has participated in two secondments to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, as Acting Director for the Policy Advisory Group in 2004, and as an Economic Advisor from 1990 to 1993. He was also seconded to the Office of the Leader of the Opposition as Economic Advisor from 1989 to 1990. Prior to taking up the SSC appointment he participated in the strategic leadership of the Treasury - providing advice to the Minister of Finance on microeconomic policy and fiscal management issues.

Mr Rennie has a BA (Hons) in Economics from Victoria University of Wellington.

Mr John Ombler

Deputy State Services Commissioner

John Ombler took up the position of Deputy State Services Commissioner on 1 July 2008.

The Deputy State Services Commissioner is a statutory appointment, made by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.

The major role of the position is to support the State Services Commissioner by undertaking statutory responsibilities such as the appointment of Public Service chief executives, reviewing the performance of chief executives and departments and leading machinery of government reviews across all areas of government.

Cabinet has agreed that the Deputy State Services Commissioner will take a leadership role across the Treasury, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the State Services Commission to ensure that the three central agencies improve their own performance and that of the wider State Services.

Mr Ombler joined the State Services Commission in 2007 and prior to his appointment to Deputy State Services Commissioner was Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Services.

Mr Ombler has been in the Public Service for 34 years, twelve of which have been in senior management positions.

The majority of his career has been spent at the Department of Conservation. At the time he joined the State Services Commission in 2007 Mr Ombler was the General Manager, Research Development and Improvement.