Our People
David Hayes
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
David has had more than 25 years of practical experience at the helm of Thermosash, NZ’s leading façade curtainwall company. His father founded Thermosash in 1973 and David joined the company in 1982 gaining experience both in NZ and at Vistawall, a large American curtainwall supplier. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer specialising in façade engineering and is responsible for system design solutions for the Group. In this role he has been closely involved with some of the most prestigious and award winning buildings around New Zealand.
David has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Auckland University and is currently a member of the Ministry of Building & Housing Envelop Advisory Panel.
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from left to right: Roger Davies, Nic Birt, Martin Pearce, Sing Lim, David Hayes
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David Rooker
Area Manager and Director – Wellington
David joined Thermosash in 1994 after 17 years in the window industry mostly in the UK. His early experience as a draughtsman led to senior project management positions with Crittal’s and Hinchcliff in England. During this time he spent two years with Thermosash in Wellington and then decided to return to NZ in 1994 to manage Te Papa Museum project. On its completion he became Area Manager of the Thermosash operation in Wellington in 1996. David was appointed to the board of Thermosash in 2002.
David has qualifications in Building Studies with a TEC qualification from Hall Green Technical College in England and a HTEC qualification from Warley Technical College in England
Allan Valli
South Island Area Manager
Allan joined Thermosash in Wellington in 2002 after being involved in the construction industry for 35 years. His early experience was with Parkin Glass and Metro Glass before running his own business as a curtainwall installer. Thermosash approached Allan to become the Commercial Manager for Wellington responsible for QS and Estimating as well as assisting in contract set up and management. He was appointed to his present role in 2008 to take over the new South Island factory and marketing role as Area Manager.
Allan has a Trade & Advanced Trade Carpentry certificate
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