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Susan Paterson
Chair
An independent director since 1996, in 2015 Susan was appointed an Officer of the Order of New Zealand (ONZM) for her services to corporate governance.
Having trained and practiced as a pharmacist, Susan completed her MBA at London Business School, then worked in strategy and IT consulting and management roles in New Zealand, Europe and USA.
As well as being our Chair, Susan is a Director of Lodestone Energy, EROAD, Arvida, and Les Mills NZ Ltd. She added regulatory skills in 2010 and is on the Board of the Reserve Bank.
Susan has a keen interest in sport, education and the environment, and was Chair of 'Home of Cycling' (Avantidrome), and on the Board of NZ Golf, a Commissioner of the Tertiary Education Commission, past Chair of Auckland Hockey, and a past board member of companies including; Goodman Property, the Electricity Authority, SkyTV, Airways Corp (Chair), Abano, Auckland Regional Holdings, Ports of Auckland, Transpower, St.Cuthbert's College, the NZ Ecolabelling Trust (Chair) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).
She lives in Auckland, has 3 adult children, and enjoys the outdoors: golf, skiing, mountain biking, tramping, kayaking and her ‘pimped up’ caravan Sybil.