Richard Bargh Deputy Chief ExecutiveNew Zealand Customs Service

Richard Bargh
Richard Bargh is Deputy Chief Executive Policy, Legal and Strategy at New Zealand Customs. The Policy, Legal and Strategy Group provides high quality advice on policy and legal matters to the New Zealand Government, Chief Executive, and Customs Executive Board, and is responsible for regulatory stewardship and the development and oversight of New Zealand Customs Strategy. Richard is a member of the New Zealand Customs Executive Board and Senior Leadership Team. Prior to taking up this role, Richard was the Group Manager Revenue and Assurance at Customs, responsible for revenue collection, trade services and assurance, including operation of the Secure Exports Scheme, New Zealand’s AEO programme. He was the lead for Customs’ Covid-19 Economic Recovery Programme and was executive lead for Customs Trade strategy.  Richard joined Customs in 2005. He has over 25 years’ experience in policy, project management and operations in the New Zealand public sector. He completed an Executive Masters in Public Administration in 2008. Richard is currently the Chair of the WCO SAFE Working Group, a role he has held since 2022. He has extensive international trade experience, being part of New Zealand’s FTA negotiation teams between 2006 and 2012. He has also led development of a number of New Zealand’s mutual recognition arrangements under the WCO SAFE framework.  He has chaired inter agency work on trusted trader developments and led consultation with industry on legislation, cost recovery and development of trade initiatives.
Short Bio in French

Day 3 Thursday 9 May

Time Session
14:00
15:15
Carlos Ochoa Moderator Program ManagerCBP
Nicolas DUTHILLEUL Speaker Regional Customs CounsellorFrench Customs
Lalith Dussantha Speaker Deputy Director, Risk Management DirectorateSri Lanka Customs
Richard Bargh Speaker Deputy Chief ExecutiveNew Zealand Customs Service
Chunfeng Li Speaker Chief Internal AuditorZhejiang Medicine Co., Ltd.
Jasmine Hall
16:00
17:30
Richard Bargh Moderator Deputy Chief ExecutiveNew Zealand Customs Service
Yasmeen Elahi Speaker Head of AEO International PolicyHM Revenue & Customs
Karen Wilson Speaker ManagerJamaica Customs Agency
Samuel Bautista Speaker Member, Management CommitteeInternational Network of Customs Universities
Beiwei Qiu Speaker Vice PresidentGUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.,LTD
Stéphane Graber Speaker Director GeneralFIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarde
Plum Blossom Hall

Jeudi 9 mai

Time Session
14:00
15:15
(anglais uniquement)
Carlos Ochoa Speaker Program ManagerCBP
Nicolas DUTHILLEUL Speaker Regional Customs CounsellorFrench Customs
Lalith Dussantha Speaker Deputy Director, Risk Management DirectorateSri Lanka Customs
Richard Bargh Speaker Deputy Chief ExecutiveNew Zealand Customs Service
Chunfeng Li Speaker Chief Internal AuditorZhejiang Medicine Co., Ltd.
Erik Moncayo Speaker International President World BASC Organization Inc.
16:00
17:30
Richard Bargh Speaker Deputy Chief ExecutiveNew Zealand Customs Service
Yasmeen Elahi Speaker Head of AEO International PolicyHM Revenue & Customs
Karen Wilson Speaker ManagerJamaica Customs Agency
Samuel Bautista Speaker Member, Management CommitteeInternational Network of Customs Universities
Beiwei Qiu Speaker Vice PresidentGUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.,LTD
Stéphane Graber Speaker Director GeneralFIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarde