Recent Board Appointments

Page updated 14 May 2012

Treasury’s Crown Ownership Monitoring Unit (COMU) provides advice to the Ministers on board appointments. If you would like to be informed about recent board appointments, check this page intermittently or register your interest on our RSS feed. Board appointments confirmed recently are detailed below.

See A to Z of Directors for a full list of all current board members.

The following recent appointments or re-appointments have been made for positions starting since April 2012.

  • Ashby, Mr John, Deputy Chairperson of AsureQuality Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Baylis, Mr Arthur (Bill), Chairperson of Landcorp Farming Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Bestwick, Ms Jenny (Jenn), Director of Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd (Apr 2012 - Jun 2014)
  • Birch, Ms Debra (Debbie), Director of Crown Asset Management Ltd (Mar 2012 - Jun 2013)
  • Briscoe, Mr Anthony (Tony), Director of Kordia Group Ltd (May 2012 - Oct 2013)
  • Butler, Mr Ross, Chairperson of Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd (Apr 2012 - Jun 2014)
  • Campbell, Mrs Carol, Director of New Zealand Post Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015
  • Castle, Mr Peter, Deputy Chairperson of Crown Asset Management Ltd (Feb 2012 - Jun 2014)
  • Clarke, Mr David, Chairperson of Kordia Group Ltd (May 2012 - Oct 2013)
  • Davies-Colley, Mrs Nicole (Nikki), Director of Landcorp Farming Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2014)
  • Day, Mr Christopher (Chris), Director of Landcorp Farming Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Dinsdale, Ms Danelle, Director of Crown Fibre Holdings Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Dunphy, Ms Phillipa (Pip), Director of Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (May 2012 - Apr 2017)
  • Field, Mr Robert (Bob), Director of New Zealand Railways Corporation (May 2012 - Apr 2014)
  • Foote, Ms Abigail (Abby), Director of Transpower New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Fyfe, Mr Steven, Director of Crown Asset Management Ltd (Mar 2012 - Jun 2014)
  • Graham, Mr Grant, Director of Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2014)
  • Gribben, Mr Murray, Deputy Chairperson of New Zealand Post Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Grimes, Dr Arthur, Chairperson of Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Mar 2012 - Mar 2017)
  • Hall, Mr William (Tem), Director of New Zealand Post Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Horne, Ms Keiran, Director of Crown Asset Management Ltd (Mar 2012 - Jun 2013)
  • Janes, Dr Richard, Deputy Chairperson of New Zealand Lotteries Commission (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Killick, Mr Bevan, Director of Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd (Apr 2012 - Jun 2013)
  • Kirk, Ms Judith (Judy), Chairperson of New Zealand Lotteries Commission (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Larsen, CNZM, Mr Warren, Deputy Chairperson of Landcorp Farming Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2013)
  • Leggat, Mr Richard, Director of New Zealand Post Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Lockett, Ms Pauline, Director of Landcorp Farming Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Lough, Mr Philip (Phil), Chairperson of Quotable Value Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Maier, Mr Samford (Sandy), Chairperson of Learning Media Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2013)
  • McGuinness, Mr Timothy, Chairperson of Nominating Committee for the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Meares, Ms Jane, Director of Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2014)
  • Miller, Mr James, Director of Mighty River Power Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Milne, Mr Graeme, Director of Genesis Power Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Monk, JP, Mr Gary, Director of Radio New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Murdoch, Mr Terry, Director of Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Nikora, Mr Dean, Director of AsureQuality Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Oakley, Ms Patricia (Trish), Non Crown Director of Dunedin International Airport Ltd (Apr 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Pohio, Mr Michael, Director of Transpower New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Rebstock, Ms Paula, Deputy Chairperson of New Zealand Railways Corporation (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Roberts, Ms Sarah, Member of Public Trust (May 2012 - Apr 2014)
  • Simpson, Ms Tania, Director of Mighty River Power Ltd (May 2012 - Oct 2013)
  • Smith, Mr Keith, Director of Mighty River Power Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Smith, Mrs Sarah, Chairperson of Meteorological Service of New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2014)
  • Smith, Mr Stephen (Steve), Director of Crown Asset Management Ltd (Mar 2012 - Jun 2013)
  • Spooner, Ms Gillian (Jill), Member of Nominating Committee for the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Thodey, Ms Susan, Director of Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd (Apr 2012 - Jun 2013)
  • Thomas, Mr Geoffrey (Geoff), Director of Dunedin International Airport Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2013)
  • Traveller, Mr Gary, Director of Quotable Value Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Traveller, Mr Gary, Chairperson of Crown Asset Management Ltd (Mar 2012 - Jun 2014)
  • Urlwin, Mrs Anne, Deputy Chairperson of Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd (Apr 2012 - Jun 2014)
  • Walden, Mr John (Wayne), Chairperson of Television New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Wallace, Ms Kim, Director of Quotable Value Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Whyte, Mr David, Director of Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd (Apr 2012 - Jun 2013)
  • Withers, Mrs Joan, Chairperson of Mighty River Power Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2015)
  • Withers, Mrs Joan, Deputy Chairperson of Television New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2014)
  • Wu, Mr Victor, Chairperson of Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Ltd (May 2012 - Apr 2014)