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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 | Shawn Beck | MPG | Real Estate | 83 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2.7yr |
| 2 | Brien Cree | RAD | Healthcare | 83 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5.5yr |
| 3 | Blair O'Keeffe | NPH | Industrials | 83 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3.5yr |
| 4 | Fred Allan Hutchings | SEK | Consumer Staples | 83 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7.2yr |
| 5 | Elizabeth Coutts | OCA | Healthcare | 83 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 11.6yr |
| 6 | Paul Manduca | TEM | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10.6yr |
| 7 | Anna Stove | RUA | Healthcare | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7.2yr |
| 8 | Geoffrey (Geoff) Plunket | BLT | Consumer Staples | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 8.2yr |
| 9 | Susan Paterson | ERD | Industrials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7.3yr |
| 10 | Shelley Maree Ruha | ALF | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3.2yr |
| 11 | Philip Bowman | SKT | Communication Services | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 6.8yr |
| 12 | Bruce G Plested | MFT | Industrials | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 48.5yr |
| 13 | Rhonda Sherriff | PHL | Healthcare | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0.9yr |
| 14 | Dean Bracewell | PFI | Real Estate | 79 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2.2yr |
| 15 | Jeff Morrison | ARG | Real Estate | 79 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5.9yr |
| 16 | Simon Shakesheff | KPG | Real Estate | 79 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6.7yr |
| 17 | Donald Bruce Cotterill | APL | Real Estate | 79 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 9.2yr |
| 18 | Neville Mitchell | FPH | Healthcare | 78 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7.2yr |
| 19 | Scott St John | MCY | Utilities | 78 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2.5yr |
| 20 | Tony Carter | MFB | Financials | 78 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5.5yr |
| 21 | Andrew Mark Cross | CNU | Communication Services | 78 | Strong | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3.7yr |
| 22 | Alex Knowles | IKE | Materials | 78 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4.7yr |
| 23 | Rob Hamilton | THL | Consumer Discretionary | 78 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7.4yr |
| 24 | Philippa Mary Greenwood | ATM | Consumer Staples | 77 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7.0yr |
| 25 | Mark John Verbiest | SUM | Healthcare | 77 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5.0yr |
| 26 | Timothy (Tim) Ian Mackenzie Storey | SPG | Real Estate | 77 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 17.2yr |
| 27 | Mary Jane Daly | FSF | Consumer Staples | 77 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5.7yr |
| 28 | Andy Green | GTK | Information Technology | 77 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5.7yr |
| 29 | Dame Therese Maria Walsh | AIR | Industrials | 77 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10.2yr |
| 30 | John William Michael Journee | WHS | Consumer Discretionary | 77 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12.7yr |
| 31 | Roger Gower | WCO | Industrials | 77 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5.7yr |
| 32 | Doug McKay | VCT | Utilities | 75 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2.7yr |
| 33 | David Moffatt | VNT | Industrials | 75 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11.6yr |
| 34 | Robert Stuart McDonald | CEN | Utilities | 75 | Strong | 20 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8.3yr |
| 35 | Rob Campbell | NZL | Real Estate | 74 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5.5yr |
| 36 | Alasdair MacLeod | TWL | Industrials | 74 | Strong | 15 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4.6yr |
| 37 | Michael Stiassny | BAI | Healthcare | 74 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1.2yr |
| 38 | Simon Bennett | AGL | Utilities | 74 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5.0yr |
| 39 | Russell Chenu | VSL | Materials | 74 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0.8yr |
| 40 | Grant Baker | TRA | Consumer Discretionary | 73 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 16.8yr |
| 41 | Rewi Hamid Bugo | GEN | Financials | 73 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7.7yr |
| 42 | Kim Ellis | GXH | Healthcare | 73 | Strong | 15 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 6.6yr |
| 43 | Barbara Joan Chapman | GNE | Utilities | 73 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7.7yr |
| 44 | Mark Dewdney | NZK | Consumer Staples | 73 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3.0yr |
| 45 | Mark John Verbiest | MEL | Utilities | 73 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9.3yr |
| 46 | Claudia Isobel Batten | SKO | Industrials | 72 | Strong | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5.8yr |
| 47 | Richard Andrew Bennett Coupe | BRM | Financials | 72 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 13.3yr |
| 48 | Trevor Janes | AFC | Financials | 72 | Strong | 15 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2.2yr |
| 49 | Rob Fyfe | MHJ | Consumer Discretionary | 72 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10.5yr |
| 50 | Dame Rosanne Meo | BGP | Consumer Discretionary | 72 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12.6yr |
| 51 | Richard Andrew Bennett Coupe | KFL | Financials | 72 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 13.3yr |
| 52 | James Miller | CHI | Energy | 70 | Strong | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7.7yr |
| 53 | Naomi Ballantyne | TWR | Financials | 70 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1.1yr |
| 54 | Craig Drummond | AFI | Financials | 70 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2.7yr |
| 55 | Julia Hoare | AIA | Industrials | 70 | Strong | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8.7yr |
| 56 | Peter Cook | SMI | Materials | 69 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1.3yr |
| 57 | Grant Baker | MEE | Consumer Staples | 69 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6.2yr |
| 58 | John Fernandes | TAH | Consumer Discretionary | 69 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0.7yr |
| 59 | Mark Cooper Cairns | FRW | Industrials | 69 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4.2yr |
| 60 | Desleigh Jameson | CDI | Real Estate | 69 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2.3yr |
| 61 | Richard Andrew Bennett Coupe | MLN | Financials | 69 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 8.1yr |
| 62 | Steven Gregg | WBC | Financials | 69 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2.5yr |
| 63 | Elizabeth Coutts | EBO | Healthcare | 69 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 23.0yr |
| 64 | Dean Ross Hamilton | RYM | Healthcare | 69 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1.6yr |
| 65 | Shelley Maree Ruha | PYS | Information Technology | 69 | Strong | 15 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4.4yr |
| 66 | John McMahon | NZX | Financials | 69 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3.2yr |
| 67 | Julia Raue | MOV | Industrials | 68 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3.2yr |
| 68 | Stuart McLauchlan | SCT | Industrials | 68 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 19.5yr |
| 69 | Warren James Bell | HLG | Consumer Discretionary | 68 | Strong | 15 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 39.6yr |
| 70 | Mark Menhinnitt | DOW | Industrials | 67 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4.3yr |
| 71 | David (Dave) Knott | ARB | Industrials | 67 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4.9yr |
| 72 | Paul O'Sullivan | ANZ | Financials | 67 | Strong | 15 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5.7yr |
| 73 | Mike Allen | IPL | Real Estate | 67 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10.0yr |
| 74 | Nicholas James Paul | ENS | Information Technology | 67 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3.7yr |
| 75 | Peter McBride | FCG | Consumer Staples | 67 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5.6yr |
| 76 | Ashley James Waugh | CMO | Consumer Discretionary | 67 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10.7yr |
| 77 | Elizabeth Coutts | SKL | Industrials | 67 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8.7yr |
| 78 | Anne June Urlwin | PCT | Real Estate | 67 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6.8yr |
| 79 | Anthony Ho | TRU | Industrials | 67 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3.9yr |
| 80 | Chang Ku EE | IPR | Real Estate | 67 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7.5yr |
| 81 | Paul Robinson | SVR | Consumer Staples | 67 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7.2yr |
| 82 | Justine Smyth | SPK | Communication Services | 67 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 14.6yr |
| 83 | Keith Jackson | CCC | Consumer Staples | 67 | Strong | 15 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 24.9yr |
| 84 | Paul Brock | FWL | Consumer Staples | 67 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7.7yr |
| 85 | Susan Paterson | STU | Materials | 66 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 9.5yr |
| 86 | Colin Sim | MCK | Consumer Discretionary | 65 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5.1yr |
| 87 | Julia Hoare | POT | Industrials | 65 | Strong | 15 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3.9yr |
| 88 | Dennis Peter Karp | MKR | Materials | 65 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10.2yr |
| 89 | Mike Petersen | SCL | Industrials | 65 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3.2yr |
| 90 | Simon Flood | PEB | Healthcare | 65 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0.6yr |
| 91 | Benedikt Mangold | TGG | Consumer Staples | 65 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 15.5yr |
| 92 | James Miller | VGL | Information Technology | 64 | Adequate | 10 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4.8yr |
| 93 | Robert Hewett | BRW | Consumer Discretionary | 64 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1.3yr |
| 94 | David Edward James Gibson | GNZ | Real Estate | 64 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3.1yr |
| 95 | Ronald Gould | HFL | Financials | 63 | Adequate | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4.0yr |
| 96 | Corrigan Sowman | LIC | Financials | 63 | Adequate | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2.7yr |
| 97 | John Scott | AOF | Financials | 62 | Adequate | 20 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7.5yr |
| 98 | David Kirk | KMD | Consumer Discretionary | 62 | Adequate | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12.4yr |
| 99 | Samantha Sharif | NTL | Industrials | 62 | Adequate | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4.7yr |
| 100 | Bridget Coates | CVT | Industrials | 61 | Adequate | 10 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1.8yr |
| 101 | Michael Stiassny | 2CC | Financials | 60 | Adequate | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2.7yr |
| 102 | Philip Cory-Wright | SPN | Industrials | 60 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 15.8yr |
| 103 | Sir Robert McLeod | SAN | Consumer Staples | 60 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6.5yr |
| 104 | David Flacks | AFT | Healthcare | 60 | Adequate | 20 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 11.0yr |
| 105 | Timothy Crown | BPG | Information Technology | 59 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6.5yr |
| 106 | Julian Cook | SKC | Consumer Discretionary | 59 | Adequate | 10 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4.5yr |
| 107 | Chris Meehan | WIN | Real Estate | 59 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4.5yr |
| 108 | Sue Inglis | BIT | Financials | 57 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 6.5yr |
| 109 | Jakov (Jim) Delegat | DGL | Consumer Staples | 56 | Adequate | 10 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0.7yr |
| 110 | Steven Leonard Joyce | NZM | Communication Services | 55 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1.1yr |
| 111 | Alan Gourdie | BFG | Consumer Discretionary | 55 | Adequate | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1.9yr |
| 112 | John Selby | PLP | Real Estate | 54 | Adequate | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6.4yr |
| 113 | Graham Robert Stuart | VHP | Real Estate | 54 | Adequate | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7.7yr |
| 114 | Sean Joyce | RTO | Information Technology | 54 | Adequate | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0.8yr |
| 115 | George Adams | SML | Consumer Staples | 54 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2.2yr |
| 116 | Garry Moore | PGW | Industrials | 54 | Adequate | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1.9yr |
| 117 | Peter Crowley | FBU | Materials | 51 | Adequate | 20 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1.4yr |
| 118 | Brett Mitchell | MEX | Materials | 49 | Needs Improvement | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4.5yr |
| 119 | Linda Sanders | CRP | Industrials | 49 | Needs Improvement | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2.2yr |
| 120 | Beatrice Hollond | FCT | Financials | 49 | Needs Improvement | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6.5yr |
| 121 | Andrew John Preece | SDL | Consumer Discretionary | 46 | Needs Improvement | 15 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7.2yr |
| 122 | John Selby | BIF | Financials | 46 | Needs Improvement | 5 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0.6yr |
| 123 | Brett Mitchell | UVA | Materials | 44 | Needs Improvement | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4.5yr |
| 124 | Drew Kelton | LOC | Information Technology | 44 | Needs Improvement | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0.0yr |
| 125 | Gregory Raymond Tomlinson | HGH | Financials | 42 | Needs Improvement | 20 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7.7yr |
| 126 | Anne June Urlwin | IFT | Utilities | 40 | Needs Improvement | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3.5yr |
| 127 | Philip Thick | TCM | Materials | 36 | Needs Improvement | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0.3yr |
| 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).
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For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.
Last updated: 27 June 2026.