Duane joined the Board in 2021 and is Deputy Chair of Sport NZ and High Performance Sport NZ.

Paralympian #96, Duane achieved multi medal success at the Atlanta Paralympic Games and was Chef de Mission for the New Zealand team to the Beijing 2008 and the London 2012 Paralympic Games. He was elected to the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board in 2013, and became Vice President in 2017.

He has spent 11 years as a Board member of Paralympics New Zealand. He is also Vice President of the International Paralympic Committee and is on the International Olympic Committee Co-ordination Commissions for LA2028 and Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Duane is a Director of the Halberg Foundation, Patron of the Catwalk Trust and in 1997 was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to swimming. He holds an MBA from Massey University.