Standards Setter: Doug McCormick conferred NZSA Life Membership Security industry and access control luminary Doug McCormick joins an exclusive club as the New Zealand Security Association’s newest life member.
Doug McCormick, New Zealand Security Association Life Member.
On 8th December 2021, the NZSA announced that the motion put forward by the its Board nominating Doug McCormick as a Life Member was unanimously supported and approved by attendees at the Association’s 2021 Annual General meeting. “Doug was appointed to the NZSA Board in 2012, representing his employer Gallagher,” stated the announcement. From an Engineering Technician at the NZ Broadcasting Corporation from 1965 to 1972, Doug went on to work for Gallagher for 27 years, including as an Engineering Manager (in New Zealand and in the UK), Product Manager, and Engineering Compliance Manager. “In 2015 he was elected Chairperson for the NZSA and was instrumental in working with newly appointed CEO, Gary Morrison, in implementing a wide ranging strategic plan focused
on lifting performance across the organisation and addressing governance and operational concerns. Initiatives implemented included improved member communications, introducing additional member benefit programmes, the divestment of the NZSA Training Division and downsizing of the corporate office and staff resources.” “When Doug stood down from the Chairperson role in 2018, the Association had recorded three years of substantial growth in membership and was in a position of financial stability.” During his career, Doug has also been instrumental in the development and implementation of a number of Australia and New Zealand Standards covering electronic security related services. This included as a member of the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) Access Control Working Group (TC79, WG11) and New Zealand delegate to the IEC Technical Committee 79
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