Member profiles

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 11/07/25

What public sector boards can teach emerging directors

What public sector boards can teach emerging directors

Navigating risk, reputation and accountability – Ange Nash MInstD shares what she’s learned from working with experienced directors.

Member profiles
Public sector

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 02/10/24

The master of the Moanaverse

The master of the Moanaverse

Don Mann MInstD, CEO of multimedia entity Pacific Media Network, is drawn to change and disruption.

type: Profiles
date: 24/02/25

Sue Suckling: ‘I’ve always been someone to make things happen’

Sue Suckling: ‘I’ve always been someone to make things happen’

One of the first women to sit on a board, Sue Suckling shares what it took to push change and the people who supported her along the way.

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 11/04/24

Weaving academia with governance

Weaving academia with governance

A solid understanding of New Zealand’s constitution and legal framework serves Jacinta Ruru CMInstD well in the boardroom.

type: Leadership
date: 28/03/25

No success without succession

No success without succession

Janine Stewart says the Mainzeal case highlighted the importance of skill sets at the board table and the need for succession planning.

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 16/03/26

The talent pipeline New Zealand can’t afford to waste

The talent pipeline New Zealand can’t afford to waste

Andre Afamasaga MInstD argues that as demographics shift, boards must take a more intentional approach to Pasifika governance capability.

Diversity & inclusion
Leadership
Member profiles

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 14/11/25

How we got to the board table

How we got to the board table

Eight directors across Aotearoa share the stories and lessons that shaped their path to the board table – and what drives them today.

Diversity & inclusion
Leadership
Member profiles

type: Profiles
date: 14/11/25

Seeing the unseen: Rohan O’Neill-Stevens on the quiet power of governance

Seeing the unseen: Rohan O’Neill-Stevens on the quiet power of governance

At 19, he became Nelson’s youngest councillor. Two terms later, he’s reflecting on lessons from the council chamber and the boardroom.

Diversity & inclusion
Leadership
Member profiles

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 13/10/25

Silence is not absence

Silence is not absence

In the third instalment of this four-part series, eight directors share where they are on their governance journey.

Leadership
Member profiles

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 01/04/25

WAIT (Why Am I Talking)

WAIT (Why Am I Talking)

In the first of a four-part series, eight directors across our branches tell us where they are at in their governance journey.

Leadership
Member profiles

type: Leadership
date: 09/12/24

Rodney Wong’s Success – finding points of light

Rodney Wong’s Success – finding points of light

Digging deep allows for positive change to take place at the board table, according to Palmerston North director Rodney Wong. Find out more.

Board dynamics
Decision making
Leadership

type: Profiles
date: 15/10/24

How to excel in governance

How to excel in governance

Jeffrey Broughton CMInstD attended the Company Directors’ Course (CDC) in Queenstown. Hear how he benefits from attending the course.

Leadership
Member profiles
Succession Planning

type: Boardroom magazine
date: 02/10/24

A biotech pioneer translating science into business

A biotech pioneer translating science into business

Maxine Simmons CMInstD says being open to different ideas is the source of innovation and good decision-making.

Member profiles