Our leadership

Gráinne Moss, Chief Executive and Secretary for Regulation (Establishment)

Gráinne was appointed to the establishment role in March 2024.

Prior to this she was Chief Executive and System Lead Pay Equity at Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission.

She served as the first Secretary of Children and Chief Executive Oranga Tamariki — Ministry for Children. She was previously Chief Executive of Bupa Care Services NZ.

Gráinne holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Liverpool and worked in the UK National Health Service prior to emigrating to New Zealand in 1998. Gráinne was awarded an MBA (Hons) in 2003 from IMD Switzerland and was presented with the Gillian Welshe Award for outstanding female graduate.

The Ministry for Regulation has an establishment team of experienced people who are mostly seconded from other public sector agencies.