Gráinne Troute

Gráinne is Chair of Summerset's People and Culture Committee. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors, a director of Tourism Holdings and Investore Property, and a board member of Duncan Cotterill. Gráinne is a professional director with many years' experience in senior executive roles. She was General Manager, Corporate Services at SKYCITY Entertainment Group and Managing Director of McDonald's Restaurants (NZ). She also held senior management roles with Coopers and Lybrand (now PwC) and HR Consultancy Right Management. Gráinne has vast expertise in operating customer-focused businesses in highly competitive sectors. She has also spent many years as a trustee and Chair in the not-for-profit sector, including having been the Chair of Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) and Chair of Ronald McDonald House Charities New Zealand. Gráinne has been a director of Summerset since 2016.

Current Positions

• Trustee at Revo Tour Trust (charity)
• Board Member at Advancement of Maori Opportunity Incorporated (charity)
• Trustee at New Zealand Centre For Social Innovation (charity)
• Trustee at TupuOra Charitable Trust (charity)
• Trustee at Crosspower Ministries Trust (charity)
• Trustee at SENZ Charitable Trust (charity)
• Trustee at The King's Trust Aotearoa New Zealand (charity)
• Non-Executive Director at Genesis Energy Limited (issuer)
• Independent Director at Contact Energy Limited (issuer)
• Trustee at Equippers Auckland Collective (charity)
• Trustee at Equippers Manukau Trust (charity)

Education

BA, GradDipBusStuds