Stephen Clarke remembers being fascinated by medieval handwriting and ancient documents when he was studying history and social anthropology at university.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the former engineer went on to take up a career in archives and records management in the 1990s.

Leaving the National Museum of Wales in 2006 to move to New Zealand, where he’s held a variety of public sector roles – including most recently chief data officer for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency – Clarke has just been appointed the new chief archivist at Archives New Zealand.