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Director Appointment18 August 2026AIRIndustrials

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19 August 2026


Air New Zealand updates on Directors


Air New Zealand has today made the following announcements in relation to directors:

(a) Existing directors Dean Bracewell and Laurissa Cooney will be seeking re-election at

the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 24 September 2026 (ASM);

(b) Existing director Larry De Shon (who is US based) has been on the Board since 2020

and has advised he will retire at the ASM; and

(c) Former airline executives Campbell Wilson and Robert McDonald have been appointed

by the Board with effect from, and subject to their re-election by vote at, the ASM.

Air New Zealand Chair, Dame Therese Walsh, thanked Larry De Shon for his significant

contribution to the airline and welcomes the prospective appointments of Campbell Wilson and

Robert McDonald as Directors who will replace Larry’s airline expertise following his retirement

and further strengthen the Board’s overall aviation industry experience.

Campbell has over three decades in aviation and was previously the Chief Executive Officer

and Managing Director of Air India. He held multiple senior executive roles at Singapore

Airlines including Senior VP Sales and Marketing and was also the founding CEO of its’ low-

cost carrier Scoot. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the International Air

Transport Association and a Board Executive Committee member of both the Association of

Asia Pacific Airlines and of the Star Alliance.

Rob was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Air New Zealand and is currently the Chair of

Vero Insurance New Zealand, Chair of Contact Energy Limited (which he will retire from on 16

September 2026), a director of FleetPartners Group Limited and Pro-Chancellor of the

University of Auckland.

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 3.20.1.

Ends.

This announcement is authorised for release on NZX and ASX by Jennifer Page, General

Counsel & Company Secretary, jennifer.page@airnz.co.nz

For Investor Relations queries, contact: For media enquiries, contact:

Andrew Familton, Corporate Finance Lead Air New Zealand Communications

andrew.familton@airnz.co.nz media@airnz.co.nz

+64 21 274 1001 +64 21 747 320

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