New Chief Executive appointed

24/12/2009

The Otago Boys’ High School Foundation has appointed Doug Kamo (39) as its new Chief Executive.

Doug comes from a strong background in production and event management, being responsible for producing a multitude of high profile events both domestically and internationally.

Doug Kamo

Over a 20-year period he has amassed a diverse range of skills and experience that will hold him in good stead heading into his new role.

Included in his CV are three years as creative director for Auckland corporate entertainment company CorporACT, a further three-year period where he worked with the marketing team at Sovereign Insurance managing incentive portfolios and international events in Russia, Denmark, Germany, Fiji and Australia.

Doug also spent 2½ years with the New Zealand Lotteries Commission as Lotto presenter on TV2, several years touring Australasia in many high profile musical theatre productions and, since the late 1990s, has built a formidable reputation as one of New Zealand’s leading director/producers of musical theatre.

With almost two decades at the forefront of the event, entertainment and television industry, he has lent his skills to many community and charity events, fundraisers and commercial ventures on all levels ranging from procurement of funds, sponsorship and project management to administrative responsibilities and hosting and delivering each event.

Schooled in Nelson and now well settled in Dunedin with his wife and 10 month old daughter, Doug says he is looking forward to leading the Otago Boys’ High School Foundation. He takes the reins from January 11th.

He replaces Steve Davie as Chief Executive, Steve ending a five and a half year term yesterday.

Steve oversaw the development of the Foundation from its conceptual stage through to a vibrant, sustainable entity which has attracted $1.2 million in pledges and donations to date and which has re-connected more than 7,500 alumni with their alma mater.

Under Steve’s guidance, the Foundation has staged two notable reunions in the last 14 months, bringing Old Boys from the 1920s and 1930s back to Otago Boys’, it has hosted highly successful black tie dinners featuring Old Boy Russell Coutts and Australian raconteurs Peter Fitzsimons and Merv Hughes as guest speakers, it stages a popular annual golf tournament - and much of its attention is now centred on preparations for the school’s 150th celebrations in August 2013.