Bryan Gould has been appointed to membership of the Growth and Innovation Advisory Board - a government-appointed group of high-level experts which provides advice to senior Ministers and to the Prime Minister on future strategies for New Zealand's economic development.

Bryan Gould has also been appointed as trustee of the newly established Opotiki Community Trust. The Trust is an independent body which will work closely with the Opotiki District Council to promote - through judicious investment - the economic development of the region. Bryan Gould lives near Opotiki.