AIA welcomes Sarah Kearney into ’Future Director’ Programme

Market Update | 29 September 2022

Auckland Airport welcomes Sarah Kearney
into ‘Future Director’ Programme


Auckland Airport is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Kearney, as future director,
from 19 October 2022 for 18 months.

Sarah Kearney is currently the Chief Digital Officer at The Warehouse Group. She has been
with the group since 2017, working to accelerate e-commerce growth and deliver a quality
experience for customers through innovation, transformation and data.

Prior to her role at The Warehouse Group she was based in Singapore as Senior Vice
President of Growth and Optimisation for Lazada Group, the leading eCommerce platform and
flagship platform of the Alibaba Group in Southeast Asia. Sarah is originally from the UK where
she started her career in the retail industry.

Auckland Airport’s Chair Patrick Strange said: “We are delighted to welcome Sarah on board
as a Future Director. With her extensive experience in ecommerce, Sarah she will bring
valuable knowledge to Auckland Airport at time when we are working to transform the customer
experience for the next 50 years of travel.”

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 has been a strong supporter of the Future Directors programme since joining
in 2013.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:


Investors:
Stewart Reynolds
Head of Strategy, Planning and Performance
+64 27 511 9632
stewart.reynolds@aucklandairport.co.nz

Media:
Libby Middlebrook
Head of Communications and External Relations
+64 21 989 908
libby.middlebrook@aucklandairport.co.nz