Directors serving as board chair for the first time across NZX-listed companies
21 directors became chair for the first time recently
| Chair | Company | Sector | Appointed | Prior Boards | Independent | GRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Bracewell | PFI Property for Industry Limited | Real Estate | Apr 2024 | 3 | Yes | 80 |
| Linda Sanders | CRP Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited | Industrials | Apr 2024 | 0 | No | 42 |
| Trevor Janes | AFC AFC Group Holdings Limited | Financials | Mar 2024 | 1 | Yes | 67 |
| George Adams | SML Synlait Milk Limited | Consumer Staples | May 2024 | 2 | Yes | 67 |
| Alan Gourdie | BFG Burger Fuel Group Limited | Consumer Discretionary | Jul 2024 | 0 | Yes | 75 |
| Bridget Coates | CVT Comvita Limited | Industrials | Aug 2024 | 0 | No | 43 |
| Dean Ross Hamilton | RYM Ryman Healthcare Limited | Healthcare | Nov 2024 | 2 | Yes | 68 |
| Peter Crowley | FBU Fletcher Building | Materials | Feb 2025 | 0 | Yes | 81 |
| Robert Hewett | BRW Bremworth Limited | Consumer Discretionary | Mar 2025 | 1 | Yes | 77 |
| Peter Cook | SMI Santana Minerals Ltd | Materials | Mar 2025 | 0 | No | 69 |
| Michael Stiassny | BAI Being AI | Healthcare | Mar 2025 | 5 | Yes | 52 |
| Steven Leonard Joyce | NZM NZME Limited | Communication Services | Jun 2025 | 2 | Yes | 70 |
| Naomi Ballantyne | TWR Tower Limited | Financials | May 2025 | 0 | Yes | 68 |
| Rhonda Sherriff | PHL Promisia Healthcare Limited | Healthcare | Aug 2025 | 0 | Yes | 73 |
| Sean Joyce | RTO RTO Limited | Information Technology | Sept 2025 | 4 | Yes | 68 |
| John Fernandes | TAH Third Age Health Services Limited | Consumer Discretionary | Oct 2025 | 0 | No | 63 |
| Russell Chenu | VSL Vulcan Steel Limited | Materials | Sept 2025 | 2 | No | 63 |
| John Nichol | PGW PGG Wrightson Limited | Industrials | Oct 2025 | 0 | Yes | 47 |
| Jakov (Jim) Delegat | DGL Delegat Group Limited | Consumer Staples | Oct 2025 | 0 | No | 52 |
| John Selby | BIF Booster Innovation Fund | Financials | Dec 2025 | 1 | Yes | 34 |
| Philip Thick | TCM Taiko Critical Minerals Limited | Materials | Mar 2026 | 0 | No | 17 |
123 directors currently serving as chair for the first time
| Chair | Company | Sector | Tenure | Prior Boards | GRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce G Plested | MFT Mainfreight Limited | Industrials | 48.2yr | 0 | 72 |
| Keith Jackson | CCC Cooks Coffee Company Limited | Consumer Staples | 24.6yr | 1 | 60 |
| Elizabeth Coutts | SKL Skellerup Holdings Limited | Industrials | 23.9yr | 3 | 50 |
| Elizabeth Coutts | EBO EBOS Group Limited | Healthcare | 22.7yr | 3 | 66 |
| Stuart McLauchlan | SCT Scott Technology Limited | Industrials | 19.2yr | 2 | 72 |
| Timothy (Tim) Ian Mackenzie Storey | SPG Stride Property Limited | Real Estate | 17yr | 1 | 90 |
| Grant Baker | TRA Turners Automotive Group | Consumer Discretionary | 16.5yr | 1 | 55 |
| Philip Cory-Wright | SPN South Port New Zealand Limited | Industrials | 14.8yr | 0 | 70 |
| Richard Andrew Bennett Coupe | BRM Barramundi Limited | Financials | 13yr | 5 | 77 |
| Richard Andrew Bennett Coupe | KFL Kingfish Limited | Financials | 13yr | 5 | 71 |
| Dame Rosanne Meo | BGP Briscoe Group Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 12.4yr | 0 | 64 |
| David Kirk | KMD KMD Brands Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 12.1yr | 0 | 79 |
| Elizabeth Coutts | OCA Oceania Healthcare Limited | Healthcare | 11.4yr | 3 | 80 |
| David Moffatt | VNT Ventia Services Group Limited | Industrials | 11.3yr | 0 | 57 |
| Warren James Bell | HLG Hallenstein Glasson Holdings Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 10.8yr | 1 | 66 |
| David Flacks | AFT AFT Pharmaceuticals Limited | Healthcare | 10.7yr | 0 | 77 |
| Ashley James Waugh | CMO The Colonial Motor Company Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 10.4yr | 3 | 52 |
| Paul Manduca | TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC | Financials | 10.3yr | 0 | 59 |
| Chris Gallaher | PEB Pacific Edge Limited | Healthcare | 10.2yr | 0 | 73 |
| Rob Fyfe | MHJ Michael Hill International Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 10.2yr | 0 | 77 |
| Dennis Peter Karp | MKR Manuka Resources Limited | Materials | 9.9yr | 0 | 64 |
| Mike Allen | IPL Investore Property Limited | Real Estate | 9.7yr | 1 | 63 |
| Dame Joan Withers | WHS The Warehouse Group Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 9.5yr | 2 | 66 |
| Susan Paterson | STU Steel & Tube Holdings Limited | Materials | 9.2yr | 3 | 75 |
| Bruce Cotterill | APL Asset Plus | Real Estate | 9yr | 0 | 63 |
| Mark John Verbiest | MEL Meridian Energy Limited | Utilities | 9yr | 3 | 65 |
| Geoffrey (Geoff) Plunket | BLT BLIS Technologies Limited | Consumer Staples | 7.9yr | 0 | 68 |
| Patrick Clifford Strange | AIA Auckland International Airport Limited | Industrials | 7.7yr | 2 | 81 |
| Gregory Raymond Tomlinson | HGH Heartland Group Holdings Limited | Financials | 7.5yr | 1 | 72 |
| Robert Stuart McDonald | CEN Contact Energy Limited | Utilities | 7.5yr | 1 | 66 |
| Graham Robert Stuart | VHP Vital Healthcare Property Trust | Real Estate | 7.4yr | 3 | 44 |
| James Miller | CHI Channel Infrastructure NZ Limited | Energy | 7.4yr | 6 | 61 |
| Rewi Hamid Bugo | GEN General Capital Limited | Financials | 7.4yr | 0 | 74 |
| Barbara Joan Chapman | GNE Genesis Energy Limited | Utilities | 7.4yr | 3 | 70 |
| Scott St John | AOF AoFrio Limited | Financials | 7.1yr | 6 | 68 |
| Rob Hamilton | THL Tourism Holdings Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 7.1yr | 4 | 61 |
| Paul Robinson | SVR Savor Limited | Consumer Staples | 7yr | 0 | 68 |
| Susan Paterson | ERD EROAD | Industrials | 7yr | 3 | 66 |
| Neville Mitchell | FPH Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited | Healthcare | 7yr | 0 | 81 |
| José Parés | RBD Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 7yr | 0 | 70 |
| Anna Stove | RUA Rua Bioscience Limited | Healthcare | 6.9yr | 1 | 76 |
| Andrew John Preece | SDL Solution Dynamics Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 6.9yr | 0 | 50 |
| Fred Allan Hutchings | SEK Seeka Limited | Consumer Staples | 6.9yr | 0 | 66 |
| Philippa Mary Greenwood | ATM The a2 Milk Company Limited | Consumer Staples | 6.7yr | 4 | 66 |
| Philip Bowman | SKT Sky Network Television Limited | Communication Services | 6.5yr | 1 | 62 |
| Anne June Urlwin | PCT Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited | Real Estate | 6.5yr | 7 | 72 |
| Dame Therese Maria Walsh | AIR Air New Zealand | Industrials | 6.5yr | 1 | 75 |
| Simon Shakesheff | KPG Kiwi Property | Real Estate | 6.4yr | 0 | 83 |
| Kim Ellis | GXH Green Cross Health Limited | Healthcare | 6.3yr | 3 | 62 |
| Sir Robert McLeod | SAN Sanford Limited | Consumer Staples | 6.3yr | 5 | 79 |
| Timothy Crown | BPG Black Pearl Group Limited | Real Estate | 6.2yr | 0 | 76 |
| Beatrice Hollond | FCT F&C INVESTMENT TRUST PLC | Financials | 6.2yr | 1 | 63 |
| Grant Baker | MEE Me Today Limited | Consumer Staples | 6yr | 1 | 71 |
| Jeff Morrison | ARG Argosy Property Limited | Real Estate | 5.6yr | 0 | 73 |
| Claudia Isobel Batten | SKO Serko Limited | Industrials | 5.5yr | 3 | 67 |
| Roger Gower | WCO WasteCo Group Limited | Industrials | 5.5yr | 2 | 68 |
| Paul O'Sullivan | ANZ ANZ Group Holdings Limited | Financials | 5.4yr | 0 | 66 |
| Peter McBride | FCG Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited | Consumer Staples | 5.4yr | 0 | 60 |
| Mary Jane Daly | FSF Fonterra Shareholders' Fund | Consumer Staples | 5.4yr | 1 | 50 |
| Andy Green | GTK Gentrack Group Limited | Information Technology | 5.4yr | 0 | 61 |
| Brien Cree | RAD Radius Residential Care Limited | Healthcare | 5.3yr | 0 | 68 |
| Rob Campbell | NZL New Zealand Rural Land Company Limited | Real Estate | 5.2yr | 5 | 60 |
| Tony Carter | MFB My Food Bag Group Limited | Financials | 5.2yr | 4 | 79 |
| Colin Sim | MCK Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 4.9yr | 0 | 65 |
| Mark John Verbiest | SUM Summerset Group Holdings Limited | Healthcare | 4.7yr | 3 | 61 |
| Simon James Bennett | AGL Accordant Group Limited | Utilities | 4.7yr | 1 | 79 |
| Benedikt Mangold | TGG T&G Global Limited | Consumer Staples | 4.7yr | 0 | 69 |
| David (Dave) Knott | ARB ArborGen Holdings Limited | Industrials | 4.6yr | 0 | 57 |
| James Miller | VGL Vista Group International Limited | Information Technology | 4.5yr | 6 | 63 |
| Alex Knowles | IKE ikeGPS Group Limited | Materials | 4.4yr | 0 | 65 |
| Samantha Sharif | NTL New Talisman Gold Mines Ltd | Industrials | 4.4yr | 1 | 71 |
| Alasdair MacLeod | TWL TradeWindow Holdings Limited | Industrials | 4.3yr | 1 | 70 |
| Chris Meehan | WIN Winton Land Limited | Real Estate | 4.3yr | 0 | 71 |
| Julian Cook | SKC SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 4.2yr | 1 | 60 |
| Shelley Maree Ruha | PYS PaySauce Limited | Information Technology | 4.1yr | 2 | 73 |
| Lorraine Mary Witten | RAK Rakon Limited | Information Technology | 4yr | 2 | 41 |
| Mark Cooper Cairns | FRW Freightways Group Limited | Industrials | 4yr | 4 | 69 |
| Richard Andrew Bennett Coupe | MLN Marlin Global Limited | Financials | 3.8yr | 5 | 72 |
| Ronald Gould | HFL Henderson Far East Income Limited | Financials | 3.7yr | 0 | 43 |
| Anthony Ho | TRU TRUSCREEN GROUP LIMITED | Industrials | 3.6yr | 0 | 73 |
| Julia Hoare | POT Port of Tauranga Limited | Industrials | 3.6yr | 4 | 65 |
| Andrew Mark Cross | CNU Chorus Limited | Communication Services | 3.4yr | 3 | 79 |
| Nicholas James Paul | ENS Enprise Group Limited | Information Technology | 3.4yr | 0 | 51 |
| Blair O'Keeffe | NPH Napier Port Holdings Limited | Industrials | 3.3yr | 1 | 76 |
| Anne June Urlwin | IFT Infratil Limited | Utilities | 3.2yr | 7 | 70 |
| Mike Petersen | SCL Scales Corporation Limited | Industrials | 3yr | 0 | 80 |
| Shelley Maree Ruha | ALF Allied Farmers Limited | Financials | 3yr | 2 | 68 |
| Paul Brock | FWL Foley Wines Limited | Consumer Staples | 3yr | 0 | 64 |
| John McMahon | NZX NZX Limited | Financials | 2.9yr | 2 | 86 |
| Julia Raue | MOV MOVE Logistics Group Limited | Industrials | 2.9yr | 1 | 63 |
| Mark Dewdney | NZK New Zealand King Salmon Investments Limited | Consumer Staples | 2.8yr | 1 | 52 |
| David Edward James Gibson | GMT Goodman Property Trust | Real Estate | 2.8yr | 3 | 68 |
| Doug McKay | VCT Vector Limited | Utilities | 2.5yr | 3 | 73 |
| Michael Stiassny | 2CC 2 Cheap Cars Group Limited | Financials | 2.5yr | 5 | 59 |
| Craig Drummond | AFI Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited | Financials | 2.5yr | 0 | 74 |
| Shawn Beck | MPG Metro Performance Glass | Real Estate | 2.4yr | 0 | 70 |
| Corrigan Sowman | LIC Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited | Financials | 2.4yr | 0 | 43 |
| Steven Gregg | WBC Westpac Banking Corporation | Financials | 2.3yr | 0 | 66 |
| Scott St John | MCY Mercury NZ Limited | Utilities | 2.2yr | 6 | 66 |
| Dean Bracewell | PFI Property for Industry Limited | Real Estate | 2yr | 3 | 80 |
| Linda Sanders | CRP Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited | Industrials | 2yr | 0 | 42 |
| Desleigh Jameson | CDI CDL Investments New Zealand Limited | Real Estate | 2yr | 0 | 68 |
| Trevor Janes | AFC AFC Group Holdings Limited | Financials | 2yr | 1 | 67 |
| George Adams | SML Synlait Milk Limited | Consumer Staples | 1.9yr | 2 | 67 |
| Alan Gourdie | BFG Burger Fuel Group Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 1.7yr | 0 | 75 |
| Bridget Coates | CVT Comvita Limited | Industrials | 1.5yr | 0 | 43 |
| Dean Ross Hamilton | RYM Ryman Healthcare Limited | Healthcare | 1.3yr | 2 | 68 |
| Peter Crowley | FBU Fletcher Building | Materials | 1.1yr | 0 | 81 |
| Robert Hewett | BRW Bremworth Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 1yr | 1 | 77 |
| Peter Cook | SMI Santana Minerals Ltd | Materials | 1yr | 0 | 69 |
| Michael Stiassny | BAI Being AI | Healthcare | 1yr | 5 | 52 |
| Steven Leonard Joyce | NZM NZME Limited | Communication Services | 0.8yr | 2 | 70 |
| Naomi Ballantyne | TWR Tower Limited | Financials | 0.8yr | 0 | 68 |
| Rhonda Sherriff | PHL Promisia Healthcare Limited | Healthcare | 0.6yr | 0 | 73 |
| Sean Joyce | RTO RTO Limited | Information Technology | 0.5yr | 4 | 68 |
| John Fernandes | TAH Third Age Health Services Limited | Consumer Discretionary | 0.5yr | 0 | 63 |
| Russell Chenu | VSL Vulcan Steel Limited | Materials | 0.5yr | 2 | 63 |
| John Nichol | PGW PGG Wrightson Limited | Industrials | 0.4yr | 0 | 47 |
| Jakov (Jim) Delegat | DGL Delegat Group Limited | Consumer Staples | 0.4yr | 0 | 52 |
| John Selby | BIF Booster Innovation Fund | Financials | 0.3yr | 1 | 34 |
| Brett Mitchell | MEX Minerals Exploration Limited | Materials | 0yr | 1 | 75 |
| Brett Mitchell | UVA Uvre Limited | Materials | 0yr | 1 | - |
| Philip Thick | TCM Taiko Critical Minerals Limited | Materials | 0yr | 0 | 17 |
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Last updated: 18 March 2026.
