AIA welcomes Michelle Kong into Future Director Programme
Media Release | 30 January 2019
Auckland Airport Welcomes Michelle Kong
into ‘Future Director’ Programme
Auckland Airport’s Board announced today that it has selected Michelle Kong to
participate in the Future Director Programme for the next 18 months.
Ms Kong will join the programme alongside her current role in Fletcher Distribution as
General Manager for Digital Ventures and Snappy, a New Zealand based online
hardware and building products store. Ms Kong has an extensive background in
infrastructure and strategic development with over 15 years’ experience in the
telecommunications industry, prior to her current role. She holds a Bachelor of Arts,
with first class honours in pure mathematics, as well as a Bachelor of Laws, from the
University of Sydney.
The Future Director Programme identifies talented New Zealanders with proven
potential to succeed in a governance role and provides them with an opportunity to
observe and participate in Boardroom discussions. While the aspiring directors
participate in real discussions, they do not have a role in Board decision making, and
Auckland Airport has protocols in place that prevent future director participants being
"deemed directors”.
Auckland Airport’s Chair, Patrick Strange, says, “Our company has benefited
considerably from the Future Directors we have welcomed since joining the programme
in 2013. Auckland Airport strongly believes in the value of the Future Director
Programme. Our ongoing participation in the Programme helps to promote diversity of
leadership and the development of governance talent. The Board looks forward to
Michelle joining our discussions over the next 18 months.”
Ms Kong says, “I am very excited to have the opportunity to participate in the Future
Director Programme with Auckland Airport. This will be a great experience for me to
learn first-hand real-world governance from a Board who work in a complex and
multifaceted environment. I look forward to contributing a different perspective to
discussions around the Board table.”
ENDS
For further information contact:
Auckland Airport Public Affairs
+64 27 406 3024
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