[3] Prior to September 1999, Brian Pink was ABS's Statistical Support Group Manager, when he was appointed as the Government Statistician for New Zealand and Chief Executive of Statistics New Zealand.
He was Government Statistician and Chief Executive of Statistics New Zealand from late October 2000 to March 2007.
Brian Pink professes strong views about the importance of the role of official statistics in society, beyond necessary government use.
[5] Brian Pink has been involved in a number of controversies relating to employees of the ABS.
In April 2008, the distribution of a staff bulletin by union employees led Brian Pink to issue a letter which advised employees that continued distribution of bulletins would be in breach of the Australian Public Service Code of Conduct.