Giselle is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors (IoD), an experienced company director, chair, CEO and was a lawyer for over 30 years.
Her roles have been varied - from the agricultural sector through to being a partner in a law firm as well as General Counsel for New Zealand’s largest insurance company. She has held many board roles, notably serving as a director for four years on the Earthquake Commission (including its audit committee), the H&J Smith Group, and the Medical Council where she also chaired the audit committee. Giselle is currently the chair of an international agri-tech consulting business AbacusBio Limited and of the Audit & Risk Committee for Local Government NZ. She regularly advises organisations on how to improve their governance.
Living in Central Otago, Giselle has completed a Cambridge University Sustainable Business Management course which strengthened her desire to help businesses towards a more purposeful, sustainable and resilient future and believes governance brings long term strategic thinking and new ways of doing things - great governance is the enabler that will lead to a stronger New Zealand.
