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Board Changes

Track director appointments, resignations, and retirements across NZX-listed companies

1,677

Total Changes

996

Appointments

382

Resignations

289

Retirements

129

Companies

Recent Board Changes (Last 90 Days)

61 board changes in the last 90 days

Date	Company	Action	Director	Role	Reason
9 Nov 2026	ENS Enprise Group Limited	Resigned	Ronald Baskind	-	-
29 Oct 2026	VGL Vista Group International Limited	appointed	Rob Hamilton	Independent Director	-
22 Oct 2026	BLT BLIS Technologies Limited	Resigned	Chief Revenue Officer	-	-
21 Oct 2026	SUM Summerset Group Holdings Limited	appointed	Sue Matthews	Independent Director	-
21 Oct 2026	SML Synlait Milk Limited	appointed	Xu Yanqun	Non-Executive Director	-
21 Oct 2026	SML Synlait Milk Limited	Resigned	Tao Zhang	-	-
18 Oct 2026	STU Steel & Tube Holdings Limited	appointed	Murray Gutry	Independent Director	-
18 Oct 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	appointed	Shelley Ruha	Independent Director	Board skills base review
15 Oct 2026	WHS The Warehouse Group Limited	appointed	Carrie Kirkman	Independent Non-Executive Director	-
14 Oct 2026	SEK Seeka Limited	appointed	Hayley Gourley	Chair	-
14 Oct 2026	SEK Seeka Limited	Resigned	Mark Dewdney	Chair	After supporting the successful transition of the Chair to Hayley Gourley
13 Oct 2026	MEX Minerals Exploration Limited	appointed	Tony McDonald	Non-Executive Director	-
11 Oct 2026	ERD EROAD	Resigned	Sara Gifford	Non-Executive Director	Personal reasons
11 Oct 2026	ERD EROAD	appointed	John Scott	Chair	Reversion from Executive Chair to Chair and Non-Executive Director
11 Oct 2026	ERD EROAD	appointed	David Leach	CEO	-
8 Oct 2026	IPR Iperion Limited	Resigned	Kuan Chong Ng	-	-
7 Oct 2026	GXH Green Cross Health Limited	appointed	Alison van Wyk	Chief Executive Officer of Pharmacy	Newly created role
5 Oct 2026	THL Tourism Holdings Limited	announced_departure	Sophie Mitchell	Independent Director	Retirement
1 Oct 2026	TRU TRUSCREEN GROUP LIMITED	Resigned	CEO, Martin Dillon	-	-
30 Sept 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	appointed	Henry Ferrier	-	Alternate director to support continuity of representation and timely Board decision-making during periods when David Ferrier is unavailable
27 Sept 2026	CNU Chorus Limited	appointed	Paul Reid	Independent Director	Retirement of Jack Matthews
27 Sept 2026	AIA Auckland International Airport Limited	Retired	Mark Binns	-	Retirement
24 Sept 2026	CCC Cooks Coffee Company Limited	appointed	Louise Buet	Group Marketing Director	-
23 Sept 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	appointed	Greg Knowles	Independent Director	-
23 Sept 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	appointed	David Ferrier	Non-Executive Director	-
23 Sept 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	Resigned	Murray Dyer	Independent Director	-
23 Sept 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	Resigned	Julie Bohnenn	Independent Director	-
23 Sept 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	Resigned	Trevor Burt	Independent Director	-
14 Sept 2026	DOW Downer EDI Limited	Retired	Annette Carey	Non-Executive Director	Personal reasons - rebalancing professional commitments and travel limitations
14 Sept 2026	RTO RTO Limited	Retired	Sean Joyce	Chair	Retirement
14 Sept 2026	RTO RTO Limited	elected	James Law	Non-Executive Chair	Retirement of Sean Joyce
14 Sept 2026	RTO RTO Limited	appointed	Hao Long	Chair of the RTO Audit, Finance and Risk Committee	-
14 Sept 2026	FWL Foley Wines Limited	Retired	Tony Anselmi	-	Retirement from the Board
13 Sept 2026	RTO RTO Limited	Retired	Sean Joyce	Chair	Retirement
10 Sept 2026	WIN Winton Land Limited	Resigned	Chris Meehan	-	-
9 Sept 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	Resigned	Murray Dyer	Independent Director	Recent developments; to allow Board transition for next phase
9 Sept 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	Resigned	Julie Bohnenn	Independent Director	Recent developments; to allow Board transition for next phase
9 Sept 2026	BRW Bremworth Limited	Resigned	Trevor Burt	Independent Director	Recent developments; to allow Board transition for next phase
9 Sept 2026	PLP Private Land and Property Fund	appointed	Nichola Hiatt	Independent Non-Executive Director	-
9 Sept 2026	BIF Booster Innovation Fund	appointed	Nichola Hiatt	Independent Non-Executive Director	-
6 Sept 2026	ENS Enprise Group Limited	appointed	Ronnie Baskind	Non-Executive Director	Change in director status from Executive to Non-Executive
2 Sept 2026	WIN Winton Land Limited	appointed	Michael Stiassny	Independent Chair	Nomination and Remuneration Committee Chair
30 Aug 2026	MHJ Michael Hill International Limited	appointed	Mark Bayliss	Non-Executive Director	-
30 Aug 2026	MHJ Michael Hill International Limited	Resigned	/ Chair Appointment	-	-
30 Aug 2026	MHJ Michael Hill International Limited	appointed	Karen Bozic	Non-Executive Director	-
30 Aug 2026	WCO WasteCo Group Limited	Retired	Simon Herbert	-	Relocation to Europe
27 Aug 2026	TWR Tower Limited	appointed	Jefferson Gibbs	Independent Director	Fill casual vacancy
27 Aug 2026	WIN Winton Land Limited	Resigned	Julian Cook	Executive Director	Fundamental misalignment of expectations between himself and the company's majority shareholder, including as to the role of the board and approach to corporate governance of a listed company
26 Aug 2026	SCT Scott Technology Limited	appointed	Jerson Nascimento Jr	Non-Executive Director	-
26 Aug 2026	SCT Scott Technology Limited	Resigned	John Berry	Non-Executive Director	-

Showing 50 of 61 recent changes

Most Active Boards

Top 15 companies by total board changes, with appointment and departure breakdown

Company	Total	Appointed	Resigned	Retired	Net
SKCSkyCity Entertainment Group Limited	41	30	7	4	+19
WBCWestpac Banking Corporation	38	23	2	13	+8
BRWBremworth Limited	37	21	11	5	+5

Board Churn by Year

Annual breakdown of board appointments and departures across the NZX

Year	Appointments	Resignations	Retirements	Net Change
2026	94	50	29	+15
2025	113	38	25	+50
2024	129	52	39	+38
2023	109	41	29	+39
2022	116	40	46	+30

Elevated Departure Activity

Companies with 2 or more director departures (resignations or retirements) in the last 12 months. Elevated board turnover may indicate governance or strategic changes.

BRWBremworth Limited

6 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
23 Sept 2026	Murray Dyer	Resigned	Independent Director	-
23 Sept 2026	Julie Bohnenn	Resigned	Independent Director	-
23 Sept 2026	Trevor Burt	Resigned

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WINWinton Land Limited

5 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
10 Sept 2026	Chris Meehan	Resigned	-	-
27 Aug 2026	Julian Cook	Resigned	Executive Director	Fundamental misalignment of expectations between himself and the company's majority shareholder, including as to the role of the board and approach to corporate governance of a listed company
25 Aug 2026	Guy Fergusson	Resigned	Independent Director	-
25 Aug 2026	Steven Joyce	Resigned	Chair	-
5 Jul 2026	Chris Meehan	Resigned	CEO	Health reasons

WCOWasteCo Group Limited

5 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
30 Aug 2026	Simon Herbert	Retired	-	Relocation to Europe
22 Jun 2026	Roger Gower	Resigned	Chair	Step down as Chair
25 May 2026	James Redmayne	Resigned	-	-
1 May 2026	Rodney Malam	Resigned	-	-
22 Feb 2026	Shane Edmond	Resigned	-	-

TRUTRUSCREEN GROUP LIMITED

3 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
1 Oct 2026	CEO, Martin Dillon	Resigned	-	-
2 Jun 2026	Chris Horn	Retired	Director	Retirement after 13 years of service
31 Mar 2026	Christopher Horn	Retired	Non-Executive Director	Retirement

MHJMichael Hill International Limited

3 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
30 Aug 2026	/ Chair Appointment	Resigned	-	-
2 Jul 2026	Matthew Kremastos	Resigned	Company Secretary	-
17 Mar 2026	Kate Palethorpe	Resigned	Company Secretary	-

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
9 Nov 2026	Ronald Baskind	Resigned	-	-
16 Apr 2026	Aaron Ridgway	Resigned	Independent non-executive Director	To pursue other business interests

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
21 Oct 2026	Tao Zhang	Resigned	-	-
10 May 2026	Paul McGilvary	Resigned	Independent Director	Retirement

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
27 Sept 2026	Mark Binns	Retired	-	Retirement
29 Jan 2026	Christine Spring	Retired	Director	Retirement

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
14 Sept 2026	Sean Joyce	Retired	Chair	Retirement
13 Sept 2026	Sean Joyce	Retired	Chair	Retirement

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
26 Aug 2026	John Berry	Resigned	Non-Executive Director	-
21 May 2026	Chief Financial Officer	Resigned	-	-

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
25 Aug 2026	Steve Reindler	Retired	-	Brought forward retirement date
25 Jun 2026	Steve Reindler	Resigned	-	-

GTKGentrack Group Limited

2 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
10 Aug 2026	Fiona Oliver	Retired	Independent Director	Retirement after seven years of service
10 Aug 2026	Stewart Sherriff	Retired	Independent Director	Retirement following successful completion of Board's succession and renewal programme

FRWFreightways Group Limited

2 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
29 Jul 2026	Mark Cairns	Resigned	Chair	Stepped down as Director and Chair
2 Jul 2026	Mark Cairns	Resigned	Chair	To reduce workload and devote more time to family business interests

AGLAccordant Group Limited

2 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
20 Jul 2026	Bella Takiari-Brame	Resigned	Non-Executive Director	Successful completion of capital raise and move toward streamlined governance structure
20 Jul 2026	Nick Simcock	Resigned	Non-Executive Director	Successful completion of capital raise and move toward streamlined governance structure

FCGFonterra Co-operative Group Limited

2 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
25 Jun 2026	Bruce Hassall	Retired	Independent Director	Completed nine-year term
14 Dec 2025	Andy Macfarlane	Retired	-	Retirement as a director of Fonterra

FSFFonterra Shareholders' Fund

2 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
25 Jun 2026	Bruce Hassall	Retired	Independent Director	Completed nine-year term
14 Dec 2025	Andy Macfarlane	Retired	-	Retirement as a director of Fonterra

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
19 Jun 2026	Michelle Tierney	Retired	Independent Director	Retirement
1 Jun 2026	Tim Storey	Retired	Chair	Retirement from governance positions

NZMNZME Limited

2 departures

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
29 May 2026	Carol Campbell	Resigned	-	-
20 Feb 2026	Carol Campbell	Retired	Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee	Retirement from the Board later in the year

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
19 May 2026	and Appointment	Resigned	-	-
2 Mar 2026	Luke Trouchet	Resigned	-	-

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
21 Apr 2026	Michael Stiassny	Retired	-	Retirement
13 Nov 2025	John Upperton	Resigned	-	Previously announced departure

Date	Director	Action	Role	Reason
29 Mar 2026	Chief Financial Officer	Resigned	-	-
21 Dec 2025	Catherine Drayton	Resigned	Non-Executive Director	-