Our team

Brent Carey

Domain Name Commissioner

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.

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Isobel Egerton

Assistant Commissioner

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

Executive Assistant

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 Connolly

Complaints and Compliance Manager

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 Ibrahim 

Business Analyst / Implementation Manager

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.

Bex Prentice

Customer Experience Specialist

Improving the customer service space for the DNCL since Feb 2020.

Anthony Lim

Business Analyst

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 assisting in technical implementation.

Keri Morris

Dispute Resolution Legal Officer

James Beswick

Customer Experience Specialist

James is the Customer Experience Specialist at the Domain Name Commission. He's here to answer any questions people may have in regards to the .nz domain namespace.

Lindsey Marshall

E-learning Specialist

Fergielyn Catayoc

Legal Officer

Fergielyn has been a Legal Officer at the Domain Name Commission since June 2021. She holds a conjoint degree in Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts, major in Classical Studies (Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington and is an enrolled Barrister and Solicitor. She helps manage the Dispute Resolution Service.

Kimberly Lawrence 

Conflict Resolution Facilitator

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.