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Comprehensive board chair analysis across NZX-listed companies
128 chairs scored across 6 governance dimensions. Click a row to expand dimension breakdown.
| # | Rating | Gov | Div | Att | SH | Pay | Ren | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brien Cree | RAD | Healthcare | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5.7yr |
| 2 | Anna Stove | RUA | Healthcare | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7.3yr |
| 3 | Fred Allan Hutchings | SEK | Consumer Staples | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7.3yr |
| 4 | Geoffrey (Geoff) Plunket | BLT | Consumer Staples | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8.3yr |
| 5 | Paul Manduca | TEM | Financials | 93 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 10.7yr |
| 6 | Rhonda Sherriff | PHL | Healthcare | 92 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1.0yr |
| 7 | Scott St John | MCY | Utilities | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 2.6yr |
| 8 | Tony Carter | MFB | Financials | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5.6yr |
| 9 | Andrew Mark Cross | CNU | Communication Services | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.8yr |
| 10 | Alex Knowles | IKE | Materials | 90 | Exceptional | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4.8yr |
| 11 | Rob Hamilton | THL | Consumer Discretionary | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7.5yr |
| 12 | Timothy (Tim) Ian Mackenzie Storey | SPG | Real Estate | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 17.4yr |
| 13 | Dame Therese Maria Walsh | AIR | Industrials | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 10.3yr |
| 14 | Donald Bruce Cotterill | APL | Real Estate | 89 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 9.4yr |
| 15 | Doug McKay | VCT | Utilities | 87 | Exceptional | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2.9yr |
| 16 | David Moffatt | VNT | Industrials | 87 | Exceptional | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 11.7yr |
| 17 | Alasdair MacLeod | TWL | Industrials | 87 | Exceptional | 15 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4.7yr |
| 18 | Mark Cooper Cairns | FRW | Industrials | 87 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4.4yr |
| 19 | Simon Bennett | AGL | Utilities | 87 | Exceptional | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5.1yr |
| 20 | Neville Mitchell | FPH | Healthcare | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7.4yr |
| 21 | Grant Baker | TRA | Consumer Discretionary | 85 | Exceptional | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 16.9yr |
| 22 | Rewi Hamid Bugo | GEN | Financials | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 7.8yr |
| 23 | Kim Ellis | GXH | Healthcare | 85 | Exceptional | 15 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6.7yr |
| 24 | Barbara Joan Chapman | GNE | Utilities | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7.8yr |
| 25 | Mark Dewdney | NZK | Consumer Staples | 85 | Exceptional | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.2yr |
| 26 | Blair O'Keeffe | NPH | Industrials | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3.7yr |
| 27 | Rob Fyfe | MHJ | Consumer Discretionary | 85 | Exceptional | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 10.6yr |
| 28 | Dame Rosanne Meo | BGP | Consumer Discretionary | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 12.8yr |
| 29 | Paul Robinson | SVR | Consumer Staples | 85 | Exceptional | 15 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7.4yr |
| 30 | Rob Campbell | NZL | Real Estate | 84 | Exceptional | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5.7yr |
| 31 | Simon Flood | PEB | Healthcare | 84 | Exceptional | 20 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0.7yr |
| 32 | Philippa Mary Greenwood | ATM | Consumer Staples | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 7.1yr |
| 33 | Dean Bracewell | PFI | Real Estate | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2.4yr |
| 34 | Shawn Beck | MPG | Real Estate | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2.8yr |
| 35 | Philip Bowman | SKT | Communication Services | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6.9yr |
| 36 | Naomi Ballantyne | TWR | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1.2yr |
| 37 | Jeff Morrison | ARG | Real Estate | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6.0yr |
| 38 | Simon Shakesheff | KPG | Real Estate | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6.8yr |
| 39 | Bruce G Plested | MFT | Industrials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 48.6yr |
| 40 | Craig Drummond | AFI | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2.9yr |
| 41 | Richard Andrew Bennett Coupe | BRM | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 13.5yr |
| 42 | Richard Andrew Bennett Coupe | KFL | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 13.5yr |
| 43 | Shelley Maree Ruha | PYS | Information Technology | 82 | Exceptional | 15 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4.5yr |
| 44 | Mark John Verbiest | SUM | Healthcare | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5.1yr |
| 45 | Julia Raue | MOV | Industrials | 80 | Exceptional | 15 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.3yr |
| 46 | Ashley James Waugh | CMO | Consumer Discretionary | 80 | Exceptional | 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10.8yr |
| 47 | Elizabeth Coutts | OCA | Healthcare | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 11.8yr |
| 48 | John William Michael Journee | WHS | Consumer Discretionary | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 12.9yr |
| 49 | Shelley Maree Ruha | ALF | Financials | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3.4yr |
| 50 | Stuart McLauchlan | SCT | Industrials | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 19.6yr |
| 51 | Justine Smyth | SPK | Communication Services | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 14.7yr |
| 52 | Warren James Bell | HLG | Consumer Discretionary | 80 | Exceptional | 15 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 39.7yr |
| 53 | Desleigh Jameson | CDI | Real Estate | 79 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2.4yr |
| 54 | Richard Andrew Bennett Coupe | MLN | Financials | 79 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 8.2yr |
| 55 | Elizabeth Coutts | SKL | Industrials | 79 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 8.8yr |
| 56 | Grant Baker | MEE | Consumer Staples | 77 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6.4yr |
| 57 | Mike Allen | IPL | Real Estate | 77 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 10.1yr |
| 58 | Michael Stiassny | BAI | Healthcare | 77 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1.4yr |
| 59 | Julia Hoare | POT | Industrials | 77 | Strong | 15 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4.0yr |
| 60 | Trevor Janes | AFC | Financials | 77 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2.4yr |
| 61 | David Flacks | AFT | Healthcare | 77 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 11.1yr |
| 62 | Russell Chenu | VSL | Materials | 77 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0.9yr |
| 63 | Anthony Ho | TRU | Industrials | 77 | Strong | 15 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4.0yr |
| 64 | Mike Petersen | SCL | Industrials | 77 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.4yr |
| 65 | Chang Ku EE | IPR | Real Estate | 77 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 7.7yr |
| 66 | Benedikt Mangold | TGG | Consumer Staples | 77 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15.6yr |
| 67 | John McMahon | NZX | Financials | 77 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3.3yr |
| 68 | John Scott | AOF | Financials | 75 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7.6yr |
| 69 | David Kirk | KMD | Consumer Discretionary | 75 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 12.5yr |
| 70 | Claudia Isobel Batten | SKO | Industrials | 75 | Strong | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5.9yr |
| 71 | Mark John Verbiest | MEL | Utilities | 75 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 9.5yr |
| 72 | Andy Green | GTK | Information Technology | 75 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5.8yr |
| 73 | Roger Gower | WCO | Industrials | 75 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5.9yr |
| 74 | Susan Paterson | STU | Materials | 74 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 9.6yr |
| 75 | Bridget Coates | CVT | Industrials | 74 | Strong | 10 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2.0yr |
| 76 | Robert Hewett | BRW | Consumer Discretionary | 72 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1.5yr |
| 77 | Peter Cook | SMI | Materials | 72 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.4yr |
| 78 | Philip Cory-Wright | SPN | Industrials | 72 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 16.0yr |
| 79 | Dean Ross Hamilton | RYM | Healthcare | 72 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.7yr |
| 80 | Julia Hoare | AIA | Industrials | 72 | Strong | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8.9yr |
| 81 | David Edward James Gibson | GNZ | Real Estate | 72 | Strong | 15 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3.2yr |
| 82 | Robert Stuart McDonald | CEN | Utilities | 72 | Strong | 15 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 8.4yr |
| 83 | Mark Menhinnitt | DOW | Industrials | 70 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 4.5yr |
| 84 | Nicholas James Paul | ENS | Information Technology | 70 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3.8yr |
| 85 | Anne June Urlwin | PCT | Real Estate | 70 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 7.0yr |
| 86 | Paul Brock | FWL | Consumer Staples | 70 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 7.8yr |
| 87 | James Miller | VGL | Information Technology | 69 | Strong | 10 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 5.0yr |
| 88 | John Fernandes | TAH | Consumer Discretionary | 69 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0.9yr |
| 89 | Colin Sim | MCK | Consumer Discretionary | 69 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5.3yr |
| 90 | Elizabeth Coutts | EBO | Healthcare | 67 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 23.1yr |
| 91 | Mary Jane Daly | FSF | Consumer Staples | 67 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5.8yr |
| 92 | Sue Inglis | BIT | Financials | 67 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6.6yr |
| 93 | David (Dave) Knott | ARB | Industrials | 65 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5.0yr |
| 94 | Dennis Peter Karp | MKR | Materials | 65 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10.3yr |
| 95 | Keith Jackson | CCC | Consumer Staples | 65 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 25.0yr |
| 96 | Sean Joyce | RTO | Information Technology | 64 | Adequate | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0.9yr |
| 97 | Ronald Gould | HFL | Financials | 63 | Adequate | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4.1yr |
| 98 | Timothy Crown | BPG | Information Technology | 62 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 6.6yr |
| 99 | James Miller | CHI | Energy | 62 | Adequate | 20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7.8yr |
| 100 | Michael Stiassny | 2CC | Financials | 62 | Adequate | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2.9yr |
| 101 | Steven Gregg | WBC | Financials | 62 | Adequate | 15 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2.7yr |
| 102 | Chris Meehan | WIN | Real Estate | 62 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4.7yr |
| 103 | Alan Gourdie | BFG | Consumer Discretionary | 60 | Adequate | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2.1yr |
| 104 | Corrigan Sowman | LIC | Financials | 60 | Adequate | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2.8yr |
| 105 | Beatrice Hollond | FCT | Financials | 59 | Adequate | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 6.6yr |
| 106 | Peter Crowley | FBU | Materials | 59 | Adequate | 20 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1.5yr |
| 107 | Andrew John Preece | SDL | Consumer Discretionary | 59 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 7.3yr |
| 108 | Paul O'Sullivan | ANZ | Financials | 59 | Adequate | 15 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.8yr |
| 109 | George Adams | SML | Consumer Staples | 57 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2.3yr |
| 110 | Julian Cook | SKC | Consumer Discretionary | 57 | Adequate | 10 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 4.6yr |
| 111 | Sir Robert McLeod | SAN | Consumer Staples | 57 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 6.7yr |
| 112 | Samantha Sharif | NTL | Industrials | 57 | Adequate | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4.8yr |
| 113 | Garry Moore | PGW | Industrials | 57 | Adequate | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2.0yr |
| 114 | Susan Paterson | ERD | Industrials | 55 | Adequate | 10 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7.5yr |
| 115 | John Selby | PLP | Real Estate | 54 | Adequate | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6.5yr |
| 116 | Graham Robert Stuart | VHP | Real Estate | 54 | Adequate | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7.8yr |
| 117 | Steven Leonard Joyce | NZM | Communication Services | 54 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1.2yr |
| 118 | Gregory Raymond Tomlinson | HGH | Financials | 54 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 7.9yr |
| 119 | Linda Sanders | CRP | Industrials | 52 | Adequate | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2.4yr |
| 120 | Peter McBride | FCG | Consumer Staples | 50 | Adequate | 15 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.8yr |
| 121 | Brett Mitchell | MEX | Materials | 49 | Needs Improvement | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4.6yr |
| 122 | Jakov (Jim) Delegat | DGL | Consumer Staples | 49 | Needs Improvement | 10 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0.8yr |
| 123 | Anne June Urlwin | IFT | Utilities | 47 | Needs Improvement | 15 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3.6yr |
| 124 | John Selby | BIF | Financials | 46 | Needs Improvement | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0.7yr |
| 125 | Brett Mitchell | UVA | Materials | 44 | Needs Improvement | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4.6yr |
| 126 | Drew Kelton | LOC | Information Technology | 44 | Needs Improvement | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0.0yr |
| 127 | Philip Thick | TCM | Materials | 36 | Needs Improvement | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0.4yr |
| 128 | Oliver Lennox-King | RGI | Materials | 35 | Needs Improvement | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0.0yr |
Evaluates the company's Governance Risk Score (GRS v2.0) under the chair's leadership.
Measures change in female board representation from the start of tenure to present.
Average board meeting attendance during the chair's tenure. Bonus for no directors below 75%.
Average shareholder support on AGM resolutions during tenure. Each failed resolution subtracts points.
Whether CEO pay changes align with total shareholder return (TSR) and chair fee vs sector median.
Measures board turnover rate. Healthy renewal (10-25% per year) scores highest.
Rating thresholds:Exceptional (80+), Strong (65-79), Adequate (50-64), Needs Improvement (35-49), Insufficient Data (<35 or limited data coverage).
Data sourced from NZX governance data, director appointments, remuneration records, AGM speech analysis. 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: 13 August 2026.