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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 | Peter Cook | SMI | Materials | 100 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1.6yr |
| 2 | David Edward James Gibson | FRW | Industrials | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4.6yr |
| 3 | Rewi Hamid Bugo | GEN | Financials | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 8.0yr |
| 4 | Philip Bowman | SKT | Communication Services | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7.1yr |
| 5 | Brien Cree | RAD | Healthcare | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5.9yr |
| 6 | Hayley Gourley | SEK | Consumer Staples | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1.8yr |
| 7 | Geoffrey (Geoff) Plunket | BLT | Consumer Staples | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8.5yr |
| 8 | David John Green | SPG | Real Estate | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1.4yr |
| 9 | Rob Fyfe | MHJ | Consumer Discretionary | 95 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10.8yr |
| 10 | Paul Manduca | TEM | Financials | 93 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 10.9yr |
| 11 | Rob Campbell | NZL | Real Estate | 92 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5.8yr |
| 12 | Alasdair MacLeod | TWL | Industrials | 92 | Exceptional | 20 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4.9yr |
| 13 | Dean Bracewell | PFI | Real Estate | 92 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2.6yr |
| 14 | Rhonda Sherriff | PHL | Healthcare | 92 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1.2yr |
| 15 | Shelley Maree Ruha | PYS | Information Technology | 92 | Exceptional | 20 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4.7yr |
| 16 | Grant Baker | TRA | Consumer Discretionary | 90 | Exceptional | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 17.1yr |
| 17 | Scott St John | MCY | Utilities | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 2.8yr |
| 18 | Anna Stove | RUA | Healthcare | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 7.5yr |
| 19 | Mark Dewdney | NZK | Consumer Staples | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.4yr |
| 20 | Mark John Verbiest | MEL | Utilities | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 9.6yr |
| 21 | Dame Therese Maria Walsh | AIR | Industrials | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 10.5yr |
| 22 | Catherine Agnes Quinn ONZM | THL | Consumer Discretionary | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9.1yr |
| 23 | Paul Robinson | SVR | Consumer Staples | 90 | Exceptional | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7.6yr |
| 24 | Donald Bruce Cotterill | APL | Real Estate | 89 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 9.6yr |
| 25 | Tony Carter | MFB | Financials | 87 | Exceptional | 20 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0.0yr |
| 26 | Mike Petersen | SCL | Industrials | 87 | Exceptional | 20 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.5yr |
| 27 | Sean Joyce | BAI | Healthcare | 87 | Exceptional | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0.0yr |
| 28 | Barbara Joan Chapman | GNE | Utilities | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 8.0yr |
| 29 | David Kirk | KMD | Consumer Discretionary | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 12.7yr |
| 30 | Julia Raue | MOV | Industrials | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3.5yr |
| 31 | Desleigh Jameson | CDI | Real Estate | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2.6yr |
| 32 | David Flacks | AFT | Healthcare | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 11.3yr |
| 33 | Blair O'Keeffe | NPH | Industrials | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 7.3yr |
| 34 | Warren James Bell | HLG | Consumer Discretionary | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 39.9yr |
| 35 | Neville Mitchell | FPH | Healthcare | 85 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7.9yr |
| 36 | Doug McKay | VCT | Utilities | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4.1yr |
| 37 | Yang Xia | AFC | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 11.5yr |
| 38 | Naomi Ballantyne | TWR | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1.4yr |
| 39 | Mike Allen | IPL | Real Estate | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 10.3yr |
| 40 | Jeff Morrison | ARG | Real Estate | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 6.2yr |
| 41 | Bridget Coates | CVT | Industrials | 82 | Exceptional | 15 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5.1yr |
| 42 | Simon Shakesheff | KPG | Real Estate | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7.0yr |
| 43 | Julia Hoare | POT | Industrials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 11.2yr |
| 44 | Bruce G Plested | MFT | Industrials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 48.8yr |
| 45 | Fiona Ann Oliver | KFL | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4.4yr |
| 46 | Jonathan Keith Macdonald | CEN | Utilities | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 8.8yr |
| 47 | Craig Drummond | AFI | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3.1yr |
| 48 | Chang Ku EE | IPR | Real Estate | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 7.9yr |
| 49 | John McMahon | NZX | Financials | 82 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3.5yr |
| 50 | John Scott | AOF | Financials | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7.8yr |
| 51 | Mark John Verbiest | SUM | Healthcare | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5.3yr |
| 52 | Kim Ellis | GXH | Healthcare | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6.9yr |
| 53 | Andrew Mark Cross | CNU | Communication Services | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4.0yr |
| 54 | Alan Gourdie | BFG | Consumer Discretionary | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2.3yr |
| 55 | Andy Green | GTK | Information Technology | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6.0yr |
| 56 | Elizabeth Coutts | OCA | Healthcare | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 12.0yr |
| 57 | John William Michael Journee | WHS | Consumer Discretionary | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 13.1yr |
| 58 | Justine Smyth | SPK | Communication Services | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 14.9yr |
| 59 | Stuart McLauchlan | SCT | Industrials | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 19.8yr |
| 60 | Paul Brock | FWL | Consumer Staples | 80 | Exceptional | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 8.0yr |
| 61 | Simon Flood | PEB | Healthcare | 79 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0.9yr |
| 62 | Mary Jane Daly | FSF | Consumer Staples | 78 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 6.0yr |
| 63 | Fiona Ann Oliver | BRM | Financials | 77 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4.4yr |
| 64 | Mark Menhinnitt | DOW | Industrials | 77 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 4.6yr |
| 65 | David Moffatt | VNT | Industrials | 77 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 11.9yr |
| 66 | James Miller | VGL | Information Technology | 77 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 5.1yr |
| 67 | Grant Baker | MEE | Consumer Staples | 77 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6.6yr |
| 68 | Susan Paterson | STU | Materials | 77 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 9.8yr |
| 69 | Simon Bennett | AGL | Utilities | 77 | Strong | 15 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5.3yr |
| 70 | Rod Snodgrass | IKE | Materials | 77 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0.0yr |
| 71 | Benedikt Mangold | TGG | Consumer Staples | 77 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15.8yr |
| 72 | Philippa Mary Greenwood | ATM | Consumer Staples | 75 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 7.3yr |
| 73 | Nicholas James Paul | ENS | Information Technology | 75 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4.0yr |
| 74 | Sean Joyce | WCO | Industrials | 75 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1.8yr |
| 75 | Dean Ross Hamilton | RYM | Healthcare | 75 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1.9yr |
| 76 | Shawn Beck | MPG | Real Estate | 75 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3.0yr |
| 77 | Shelley Maree Ruha | ALF | Financials | 75 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4.0yr |
| 78 | Dame Rosanne Meo | BGP | Consumer Discretionary | 75 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 13.0yr |
| 79 | Colin Sim | MCK | Consumer Discretionary | 75 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5.5yr |
| 80 | Rhys Jones | VSL | Materials | 75 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20.1yr |
| 81 | Fiona Ann Oliver | MLN | Financials | 74 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4.4yr |
| 82 | William John Strowger | SKL | Industrials | 74 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 11.6yr |
| 83 | Ronald Gould | HFL | Financials | 73 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4.3yr |
| 84 | Robert Hewett | BRW | Consumer Discretionary | 72 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1.6yr |
| 85 | James Law | RTO | Information Technology | 72 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 9.3yr |
| 86 | Christine Pears | TRU | Industrials | 72 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1.1yr |
| 87 | Claudia Isobel Batten | SKO | Industrials | 72 | Strong | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 6.1yr |
| 88 | Samantha Sharif | NTL | Industrials | 72 | Strong | 20 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 5.0yr |
| 89 | David Edward James Gibson | GNZ | Real Estate | 72 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3.4yr |
| 90 | John Nichol | PGW | Industrials | 70 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1.0yr |
| 91 | Ashley James Waugh | CMO | Consumer Discretionary | 70 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11.0yr |
| 92 | Anne June Urlwin | PCT | Real Estate | 70 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 7.1yr |
| 93 | Keith Jackson | CCC | Consumer Staples | 70 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 18.2yr |
| 94 | Jakov (Jim) Delegat | DGL | Consumer Staples | 69 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1.0yr |
| 95 | Timothy Crown | BPG | Information Technology | 67 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 6.8yr |
| 96 | Michael Stiassny | 2CC | Financials | 67 | Strong | 20 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3.1yr |
| 97 | Julian Cook | SKC | Consumer Discretionary | 67 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 4.8yr |
| 98 | Elizabeth Coutts | EBO | Healthcare | 67 | Strong | 20 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 23.3yr |
| 99 | Sue Inglis | BIT | Financials | 67 | Strong | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6.8yr |
| 100 | Peter McBride | FCG | Consumer Staples | 65 | Strong | 20 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6.0yr |
| 101 | Julia Hoare | AIA | Industrials | 65 | Strong | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9.1yr |
| 102 | John Scott | ERD | Industrials | 65 | Strong | 15 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1.6yr |
| 103 | Dave Knott Jr | ARB | Industrials | 65 | Strong | 15 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5.2yr |
| 104 | Peter Crowley | FBU | Materials | 64 | Adequate | 20 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.7yr |
| 105 | Norman Seckold | MEX | Materials | 62 | Adequate | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 1.3yr |
| 106 | James Miller | CHI | Energy | 62 | Adequate | 20 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8.0yr |
| 107 | George Adams | SML | Consumer Staples | 62 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 2.6yr |
| 108 | Sir Robert McLeod | SAN | Consumer Staples | 62 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 6.9yr |
| 109 | Dennis Peter Karp | MKR | Materials | 62 | Adequate | 15 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10.5yr |
| 110 | Michael Stiassny | WIN | Real Estate | 62 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0.1yr |
| 111 | Philip Cory-Wright | SPN | Industrials | 62 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 16.1yr |
| 112 | Corrigan Sowman | LIC | Financials | 60 | Adequate | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3.0yr |
| 113 | Steven Gregg | WBC | Financials | 59 | Adequate | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3.0yr |
| 114 | Paul O'Sullivan | ANZ | Financials | 59 | Adequate | 15 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6.0yr |
| 115 | Anne June Urlwin | IFT | Utilities | 57 | Adequate | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3.8yr |
| 116 | Linda Sanders | CRP | Industrials | 57 | Adequate | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2.6yr |
| 117 | Graham Robert Stuart | VHP | Real Estate | 56 | Adequate | 15 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8.0yr |
| 118 | Beatrice Hollond | FCT | Financials | 55 | Adequate | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6.8yr |
| 119 | John Selby | PLP | Real Estate | 54 | Adequate | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6.7yr |
| 120 | Gregory Raymond Tomlinson | HGH | Financials | 54 | Adequate | 20 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8.1yr |
| 121 | Drew Kelton | LOC | Information Technology | 54 | Adequate | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 0.0yr |
| 122 | John Fernandes | TAH | Consumer Discretionary | 52 | Adequate | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.1yr |
| 123 | Jack Matthews | LOD | Utilities | 51 | Adequate | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5.2yr |
| 124 | John McMahon | SDL | Consumer Discretionary | 49 | Needs Improvement | 15 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 13.8yr |
| 125 | Philip Thick | TCM | Materials | 46 | Needs Improvement | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0.6yr |
| 126 | John Selby | BIF | Financials | 46 | Needs Improvement | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0.9yr |
| 127 | Oliver Lennox-King | RGI | Materials | 45 | Insufficient Data | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0.0yr |
| 128 | Kate Parsons | NZM | Communication Services | 44 | Needs Improvement | 15 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0.7yr |
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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