James Alton Jamieson

James Alton Jamieson (Alton) was elected to the Board in September 1999 and was Chairman of The New Zealand Wine Company Limited from September 2007 to September 2012. Alton's business career has covered banking, transport and waste management services. He has had a 23 year career with waste management services businesses, primarily with NZX and ASX publicly listed Waste Management NZ Limited and was its Managing Director on listing in 1985. Alton spent 5 years based in Sydney from 1991 as CEO and a director of Pacific Waste Management Pty Limited, Australia. He also served as Chairman of Waste Management NZ Limited for 12 years until he retired from the Board in 2002. Alton has been a director of the Blues Franchise Limited and also served as an independent contractor to the New Zealand Rugby Union, working on a number of projects over the 3 years to 2006. Alton is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (CFInstD) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Management New Zealand (FIMNZ).