Spark appoints Future Director

Spark New Zealand Limited
ARBN 050 611 277 Spark City, 167 Victoria Street West, Private Bag 92028, Auckland, New Zealand


MARKET RELEASE
17 December 2021

Spark appoints Future Director under the Future Directors
Programme
Spark announced today it has appointed Sylvia Ding as a ‘future director’ under the
Future Directors programme, effective 1 February 2022 for a period of 12 months.

Ms Ding is currently the ‘General Manager – Reporting and Insights’ at online
accounting software company, Xero, where she leads the reporting and insights unit to
build and grow the company’s products globally. She brings more than 15 years’ global
technology experience through a variety of roles at Vodafone and Amazon across New
Zealand, UK, China and Australia.

Ms Ding replaces outgoing Future Director, Ana Wight whose term comes to an end on
31 December 2021.

The Future Directors programme aims to give young talented people with an interest in
corporate governance the opportunity to observe and participate in Boardroom
discussions for a 12-month period. The aspiring directors attend all Board meetings, but
they have no voting rights and are not involved in decision making.

Speaking about the appointment, Spark Chair Justine Smyth said, "The Spark Board is
thrilled to appoint Sylvia as a Future Director. Her background in product management
and customer delivery along with her deep understanding of data science and AI will
bring relevant experience to our board meetings – and I hope she will enjoy the
opportunity to sit on the board of a large New Zealand company."

Sylvia said, “I'm excited to join the Spark Board as a Future Director during what is an
exciting time for the company as it adapts and grows in a post-Covid landscape. I look
forward to the opportunity to make a valuable contribution to Spark, while also learning
from the experience of the other board members during my time on the Board.”


Authorised by:
Alastair White
GM Capital Markets

Spark New Zealand Limited
ARBN 050 611 277 Spark City, 167 Victoria Street West, Private Bag 92028, Auckland, New Zealand



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