Our Audit Team
Audit & Assurance is led by Holger Jessen and three senior managers - Helen Wood-Rowe, Tevita Hingano and Jared McGillicuddy.
They are supported by staff who specialise in an area of audit and report to one of the senior managers.
Audit & Assurance
Holger Jessen – Director, Audit and Assurance
Mobile: 027 498 6260
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Holger has worked in the audit profession for more than 30 years. He has experience in a wide range of audit areas and has worked in different roles within private and government banks in Germany before he moved to New Zealand in 2008. Holger manages a team of Health, Finance and IT auditors to provide a broad range of assurance services in the health industry with access to a huge number of specialists contracted in whenever needed. |
Certification Audit Programme
Manager – Helen Wood-Rowe
Mobile: 027 531 9207
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Helen started her career in the health sector as registered nurse and midwife and has held clinical and senior management roles in both the provider and health funder environments. Her experience includes systems reviews, performance monitoring, quality, contracting and locality management. She has nearly 20 years’ experience in health auditing. Helen has a special interest in maternal and child health, health of older people and governance. In her leisure time, Helen enjoys gardening, fishing and restoration projects. |
Certification Audit Programme Team
Megan Sendall – Lead Auditor
Mobile: 027 343 6490
Anna Penny – Audit Coordinator
Mobile: 027 299 9218
Provider Audit Programme
Manager – Tevita Hingano
Mobile: 027 245 5235
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Tevita has a nursing background working mainly in the area of specialist mental health and addiction, primary mental health and Pacific health development for the past 17 years. Tevita is an experienced project and service manager as well and has worked both in government agencies and NGOs (Non-Government Organisations) in Dunedin, Auckland and Wellington. Tevita has a special interest in the area of systems development in particular organisational systems. He has been with TAS for over eight years and lives with his family in Wellington. He enjoys rugby and fishing. He spends his down time with his wife and children, and enjoys church and community work. |
Provider Audit Programme Team
Catherine Gibbs – Lead Auditor
Mobile: 027 707 8900
Jacqueline Joseph – Lead Auditor
Mobile: 027 565 6437
Liz Wall – Lead Auditor
Mobile: 027 540 7640
Deborah Rogers – Audit Coordinator
Mobile: 027 2300 130
Internal Audit Programme
Manager – Jared McGillicuddy
Mobile: 027 240 6118
Internal Audit Programme Team
Mike Binkhorst – Lead Auditor
Mobile: 04 801 2783
Karl Sadler – Lead Auditor
Mobile: 027 530 7042
Mick Bennett – Lead Auditor
Mobile: 027 702 1222