ANNA CURZON, MInstD

Anna is a prominent and highly respected business leader and board director. Her experience includes global C-suite roles at Xero including Managing Director New Zealand, global Chief Partner Officer and Chief Product Officer, along with senior leadership roles with a number of other financial and technology companies. She is a director of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Gallagher Holdings Limited, Kiwibank, and Jade Software Corporation, and chairs the board of Atomic.io. For over five years—across successive Governments—Anna has been a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council by appointment of the Prime Minister, where she is currently chairing the Regional Economic Working Group. Outside of business, Anna co-chairs B416, a New Zealand advocacy group established to address a modern-day public health crisis: the impact of social media on youth. Anna is passionate about the simple yet urgent mission of keeping our rangatahi safe online and has lobbied for the introduction of a legal age limit for social media.