Meet Our Board

CCPG is governed by a board comprising passionate community pharmacists. The board are driven by the following objectives:

Recognition of community pharmacists as Medicines experts and partners in primary health care teams.
Pharmacy owners having strong, robust and profitable businesses.
Patients/whanau having better access to and increased connectedness with pharmacists.
Increasing the range of health services that exercise cognitive skills through evidence based/informed health service innovation.
Improving quality of health services.

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Chair

Kezia Buttle

Chair

Kezia knew she wanted to be a pharmacist when she was just 16 years old.

And she has done just that, being part owner of Community Pharmacy, Linwood and also managing the Linwood Dispensary.

Chair

Deputy Chair

Chris Wilkinson

Deputy Chair

Chris has been a pharmacist for 19 years and is the co-owner of Life Pharmacy Barrington.

Throughout the years Chris says the rewarding part of his job has stayed the same.

Deputy Chair

Treasurer

Rhys Gardiner

Treasurer

Rhys provides valued financial knowledge and acumen to the CCPG board, performing the treasury function.

Treasurer

Member

John Trupp

Member

John Trupp has been an active CCPG Member, participating in multiple groups. Trupp owns the Lyttleton Pharmacy and join the Board of Directors during the last 2023 AGM.

Member

Maria McIntyre

Member

Maria McIntyre has been co-owner of Unichem Bishopdale Pharmacy for the last ten years – a dream of hers from when she worked there as a pharmacy student 20 years ago!

Member

Simon Church

Member

Simon Church is the owner of three pharmacies - Eastern Pharmacy Aranui, Templeton Pharmacy and Unichem West Melton.

Member

Co-opted member

Peter Townsend

Co-opted member

“I am relishing my role with the Canterbury Community Pharmacy Group. It is rewarding to serve such a vital component of the health sector, and our wider community, and there is much to be done” says Peter.

Co-opted member