2010 WriteMark |
Friday 3 September 2010 |
New Zealand Plain English Awards |
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David Russell
Former CEO, Consumer NZ
David Russell returns as one of our long-standing judges, having been involved with judging the Plain English Awards each year since they began in 2006.
David, a long-time advocate for consumers’ rights, is the former CEO of Consumer NZ — a position he held for more than 15 years. As the Institute’s spokesman on a broad range of consumer issues, David’s name became synonymous with saving New Zealanders from dodgy dealings, large and small. As far back as the 1980s David was a part of New Zealand’s first plain English campaign. After asking the public to dob in pieces of impenetrable text, the offending document was sent back with a sticker that said, 'This is gobbledygook; use plain English!’
