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Track director appointments, resignations, and retirements across NZX-listed companies
0 board changes in the last 90 days
No board changes recorded in the last 90 days.
Top 15 companies by total board changes, with appointment and departure breakdown
Annual breakdown of board appointments and departures across the NZX
| Year | Appointments | Resignations | Retirements | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 4 | 2 | +10 |
| 2025 | 90 | 36 | 19 | +35 |
| 2024 | 110 | 49 | 21 | +40 |
| 2023 | 94 | 38 | 21 | +35 |
| 2022 | 93 | 34 | 24 |
Companies with 2 or more director departures (resignations or retirements) in the last 12 months. Elevated board turnover may indicate governance or strategic changes.
| Date | Director | Action | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2025 | Lorraine Witten | Retired | Non-Executive Director | - |
| 19 Aug 2025 | Mike Taitoko | Retired | Non-Executive Director | - |
| 19 Aug 2025 | James Miller |
Data-driven succession risk assessment across NZX boards — tenure cliff risks, skills concentration, pipeline readiness.
Track CEO, CFO and C-suite appointments and departures across NZX companies. Turnover hotspots, internal promotions, tenure distribution by sector.
Director age, tenure, and diversity analysis across the NZX market. Track gender representation, independence ratios, tenure distributions, and generational trends.
Data sourced from NZX company announcements. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz.
For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.
Last updated: 27 June 2026.
| 24 |
| 18 |
| 1 |
| 5 |
| +12 |
| BRWBremworth Limited | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | +7 |
| DOWDowner EDI Limited | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | +7 |
| GENGeneral Capital Limited | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | -6 |
| NZKNew Zealand King Salmon Investments Limited | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | +1 |
| ATMThe a2 Milk Company Limited | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | +8 |
| GXHGreen Cross Health Limited | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | +4 |
| FBUFletcher Building | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | +4 |
| NZMNZME Limited | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | +3 |
| MELMeridian Energy Limited | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | +11 |
| +35 |
| 2021 | 100 | 29 | 17 | +54 |
| 2020 | 49 | 24 | 16 | +9 |
| 2019 | 94 | 44 | 23 | +27 |
| 2018 | 71 | 30 | 9 | +32 |
| 2017 | 55 | 25 | 5 | +25 |
| Retired |
| Non-Executive Director |
| - |
| Date | Director | Action | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2026 | Carol Campbell | Retired | Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee | Retirement from the Board later in the year |
| 6 Jul 2025 | Chief Financial Officer | Resigned | - | - |
| Date | Director | Action | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2025 | Chief Risk Officer | Resigned | - | - |
| 5 Oct 2025 | Peter Fredricson | Resigned | Chief Financial Officer | - |
| Date | Director | Action | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2025 | Michelle Henderson | Resigned | - | - |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Clare Kearney | Retired | Independent Director | Retirement |
| Date | Director | Action | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2025 | John Berry | Resigned | - | - |
| 17 Sept 2025 | Rukumoana Schaafhausen | Resigned | - | - |
| Date | Director | Action | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2025 | Joan Withers | Retired | Chair | Retirement |
| 30 Oct 2025 | Robert Tindall | Retired | Non-Executive Director | - |
| Date | Director | Action | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2025 | Carolyn Steele | Resigned | - | - |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Carolyn Steele | Resigned | Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee | To balance her governance responsibilities |
| Date | Director | Action | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2025 | Tim Gibson | Retired | Appointed Director | Stepping down at Annual Meeting in September |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Tim Gibson | Retired | Board Director | - |
| Date | Director | Action | Role | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2025 | George Adams | Resigned | - | Transition period complete, new Board well placed to take BRW forward |
| 6 Jul 2025 | John Rae | Resigned | - | Transition period complete, new Board well placed to take BRW forward |