In February 2020, Jeremy was appointed Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa. He leads a workforce of 11,000 people who manage around 10,700 people in prison and 26,000 people serving sentences or orders in the community.

Jeremy initially joined Corrections in May 2010 as the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Director for the Wiri Prison Project where he was responsible for the design, development and successful procurement of New Zealand’s first PPP to combine design, build, financing and operation of a prison.

He’s since held various leadership roles within Corrections, including General Manager of Finance, Technology and Commercial, and National Commissioner, where he was accountable for the operation of 18 prisons and 165 community corrections sites. Before he took the helm as Chief Executive, he was Deputy Chief Executive, Corrections.

Jeremy has extensive public sector and commercial experience both in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and Business Management (Hons).