Our team

Brent Carey has been the Domain Name Commissioner since January 2018. 

In 2020 Brent was elected to the Board of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain (APTLD) Name Association by the 47 voting nations for a two-year term. In 2021 he became Vice-Chair of APTLD.  

Before his appointment, he was the Commission’s Chief Operations and Policy Officer after returning from New Zealand from Australia. In Australia, he was a Senior Manager for the Victorian Telecommunication Ombudsman's office.

Brent has held Senior roles across Asia Pacific covering regulatory, compliance, public relations and legal functions.

Brent holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts degrees from Victoria University of Wellington and a graduate certificate in Dispute Resolution (Industry) from Box Hill Institute, Australia.

Brent is a member of several international bodies including the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution and the Pacific Chapter of the Internet Society.   

In Australia, Brent is a Patron Member of the Australian Centre for Optimism, a life member of the Australian Privacy Foundation and a member of Veski Connection a leading group of scientists and business leaders committed to supporting the State of Victoria’s science and innovation communities.  

Locally, Brent is an Associate Member of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand,  a member of the Institute of Company Directors, the New Zealand Marketing Association and NetSafe.  He has been a past Chair of the not-for-profit organisation Rainbow Youth NZ and currently serves on the Board of Pablos Arts Studio.

He is a Founder and Director of Taranaki based agribusiness Green Meadows Beef which was started around his family kitchen table.

Isobel Egerton has been the Assistant Commissioner of the Domain Name Commission since February 2021. She holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from Victoria University and has been a lawyer for over 20 years. Isobel supports the Commissioner to achieve the Domain Name Commission’s outcomes.

Diane Robinson has been the Executive Assistant for the Domain Name Commissioner since 2018.  She provides governance secretarial support to the DNCL Board. Diane has years of experience working in the government sector and providing executive support to CEO's, Directors and Senior Leadership teams.  

Dylan has been with the Domain Name Commission since 2012. As our current Complaints and Compliance manager, he helps to oversee our compliance function. He also responds to enquiries from consumers about .nz domain names.

Ann has been with the Domain Name Commission since September 2019. She holds a Bachelor of Computer Science. She looks after .nz registrars requests, assists with technical projects and monitors other technical details. Ann is an Executive board member of BlockchainNZ and is a member of the LeadershipNZ 2021 class.

Anthony has been a Business Analyst at the Domain Name Commission since October 2020. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce double major in Information Systems and E-Commerce from Victoria University of Wellington. Anthony works in improving processes and providing technical implementation.

Bex is the Customer Experience Specialist at the Domain Name Commission. She says, “If you need assistance I am usually the human helping on the other end!”

As Compliance Officer, Cameron helps conduct our compliance activities in line with .nz domain name policy. Some of these tasks include systemic investigations and compliance sweeps of .nz

Kimberly assists in resolving disputes between multiple parties who each want to register the .nz version of a domain name they already hold. She has years of experience working in dispute resolution, and facilitates discussion and negotiation with a view toward reaching an agreed outcome.

There are currently no vacancies available.