Leadership Week - Day 3 - Wednesday 6 July
André Lovatt is the Chief Executive of the Arts Centre, New Zealand’s largest collection of heritage buildings now undergoing a seven year, $290m post-earthquake restoration. 2016 sees the Arts Centre restoration reaching the halfway point with over half the site due to be re-activated.
André is also the Chair Designate of Regenerate Christchurch and a Director of the Christchurch International Airport Limited.
André has a background in consulting engineering and the delivery of large building projects. Prior to returning to Christchurch in 2012, he led the Singapore operation of international design firm Arup for six years. This work included involvement with projects in Singapore, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.
André has engineering degrees from the University of Canterbury and a Masters of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
In 2015, André was awarded an Emerging Leader award by the Sir Peter Blake Trust.
He is married to Kate and they have two daughters, Noor and Kiri
