Spark names Tommy Bjorkberg Chief Operating Officer. One New Zealand promotes Nick Judd to succeed Jason Paris. Alison Barrass takes two NZX board seats in eight days.

Director · ANZ Group Holdings

Appointed a Non-Executive Director of ANZ Group Holdings, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and ANZ BH Pty Ltd, effective 13 July. Slade brings more than 20 years in banking, most recently as Group Executive, Business and Private Banking at NAB until July 2025, and 17 years at Westpac before that. Chairman Paul O'Sullivan said her experience across retail, business and transaction banking would bring operational and customer insight to the Boards. Source ↗

Chief Executive Officer · One New Zealand

Appointed Chief Executive of One New Zealand, moving up from Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Jason Paris, whose transition follows eight years in the role. Infratil, which owns the business, released the change to the market. Source ↗

Independent Director · Contact Energy

Joins the Contact Energy Board as an independent director on 1 September, filling a casual vacancy and standing for election at the Annual Shareholder Meeting on 16 September. Contact noted she is a director of Suncorp's New Zealand boards, of Precinct Properties, and has recently been appointed to the Summerset Board. Chair Rob McDonald said her strong customer perspective, significant governance experience and strategic expertise would add value to the Board. Source ↗

Chief Operating Officer · Spark New Zealand

Appointed Chief Operating Officer from 1 October, with responsibility for network operations, business technology services and cyber security. Bjorkberg is Vice President Network and Cloud at KPN in the Netherlands, leading strategy, transformation and architecture across fixed, mobile, IP, cloud and IT, and previously held senior roles at Telefonica UK (O2) and Ericsson. Chief Executive Jolie Hodson said he brings deep global experience leading complex technology and network operations. Source ↗

Non-Executive Independent Director · Summerset Group Holdings

Joins the Summerset Board as a non-executive independent director on 1 September, becoming Chair of the People and Culture Committee on 1 October. She replaces Grainne Troute. Barrass chairs the AA Insurance Board and is a director at Zespri International and Precinct Properties, and spent more than 10 years as a chief executive, most recently at Griffins Foods. Chair Mark Verbiest said she adds a strong customer perspective. Source ↗

General Manager Asset Management · Kiwi Property

Appointed General Manager Asset Management from 17 August, stepping up from National Retail Assets Manager, having led the Sylvia Park management team for five years before that. Kiwi Property said she brings extensive experience in shopping centre and asset management across both sides of the Tasman. Chief Executive Clive Mackenzie called her a highly capable and experienced leader. Source ↗

Chair · Freightways Group

Appointed Chair of Freightways with immediate effect, having sat on the Board as a Director. The appointment follows the Board's succession process and Mark Cairns' resignation, flagged on 3 July. Gibson said Freightways' diversified model continues to provide opportunities for growth, and that he looked forward to working with the Board and management to deliver on that ambition. Source ↗

Independent Director · Vista Group

Appointed an Independent Director of Vista Group from 17 August. Quaintance is a non-executive director of Turners Automotive Group, Autosure Insurance, J. Ballantyne and Co. and the Crusaders, and chairs ChristchurchNZ Holdings. She was Chief Media and Data Officer at Sky Television and co-founded Storyation, sold to NewsCorp Australia in 2019. Chair Susan Peterson said her expertise in media, digital and data would be invaluable as Vista accelerates its Cloud transition. Source ↗

Chair · Winton Land

Elected Chair of Winton Land with immediate effect, having been an Independent Director. He takes over from Chris Meehan, who resigned as Chief Executive and Chair the same day. The Board said it will begin a comprehensive process to appoint a permanent Chief Executive, with Julian Cook, Executive Director of Retirement, taking an expanded interim role to support the senior leadership team. Source ↗

Director · Stride Property

Elected a Director of Stride Investment Management Limited at the company's Annual Shareholder Meeting, where every resolution was decided by poll and passed. The same meeting re-elected Director Tracey Jones and authorised the Directors to fix PwC's remuneration as auditor for the ensuing year. Source ↗

Chief Financial Officer · Tower

Appointed Chief Financial Officer, subject to completion of regulatory processes, and joins Tower on 2 November. Elikhis comes from PPS Mutual, where he has been Chief Financial and Operating Officer since 2023 and led the establishment and launch of the insurer's New Zealand business, after senior roles at AIA New Zealand and Sovereign. Chief Executive Paul Johnston said his commercial insight and strategic leadership would be a valuable addition to the executive team. Source ↗

Co-Chief Financial Officer (interim) · Scott Technology

Appointed interim Co-Chief Financial Officer alongside Anthony Wesney from Monday 6 July, until Scott Technology runs a recruitment process for a permanent Chief Financial Officer later in the year. The company said the Co-CFO arrangement ensures continuity and focus as it continues its Destination 2030 strategy. Source ↗

Co-Chief Financial Officer (interim) · Scott Technology

Appointed interim Co-Chief Financial Officer alongside Scott Hawkins from Monday 6 July. Scott Technology said the joint appointment will drive innovation within its global finance structure and help shape a future finance model and culture to support the Group's continued growth, pending a permanent appointment later in the year. Source ↗

Non-Executive Director · Australian Foundation Investment Company

Appointed a Non-Executive Director of Australian Foundation Investment Company from 12 October. Palmer was Chief Executive of Newmont from October 2019 to December 2025, where the company executed the Goldcorp and Newcrest acquisitions and established the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture, and he spent 20 years at Rio Tinto before that. Chairman Craig Drummond said his knowledge of mining and broad international experience would complement the Board's existing mix of skills. Source ↗

Chief Commercial Officer · Comvita

Appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Comvita. The company said she brings extensive strategic and international commercial leadership experience and a strong track record of delivering multimarket revenue growth. Her appointment was announced alongside the appointment of Julia Xu and Peter Nathan as Directors, effective 20 July. Source ↗

Director · Comvita

Appointed a Director of Comvita, effective 20 July, alongside Julia Xu. Comvita said the two appointments strengthen its Board with extensive Asian food and beverage category experience. The same announcement confirmed Emma Blott as Chief Commercial Officer. Source ↗

Director · Comvita

Appointed a Director of Comvita, effective 20 July, alongside Peter Nathan. Comvita said both bring extensive Asian food and beverage category experience to the Board. The announcement also confirmed Emma Blott as Chief Commercial Officer. Source ↗

Independent Director · MOVE Logistics Group

Appointed an independent director of MOVE Logistics from 1 August, and will chair the Audit and Risk Committee. Stuart's executive career included Chief Executive of Sealord Group, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Strategy and Growth at Fonterra, and Managing Director of Lion Nathan International. Chair Julia Raue said his experience in large fleet, complex supply chains and logistics would be a real asset. Source ↗

Interim Chief Executive Officer · Enprise Group

Appointed Interim Chief Executive of Enprise Group with immediate effect, while the Board runs a permanent recruitment process. He takes over from Ronnie Baskind. The Board has established a Transition Committee chaired by Susie Stone, with directors Gina Tuzcet and Nick Paul, meeting weekly to oversee the transition and support the Interim Chief Executive. Source ↗

Chief Executive Officer · One New Zealand

Departing as Chief Executive of One New Zealand after eight years in the role. Chief Financial Officer Nick Judd will succeed him. The change was released to the market by Infratil, One New Zealand's owner, and authorised by Infratil Chief Financial Officer Matthew Ross. Source ↗

General Manager Asset Management · Kiwi Property

Stepped down as General Manager Asset Management to relocate to the South Island, finishing on 14 August after eight years with Kiwi Property. Chief Executive Clive Mackenzie said she had been instrumental in leading the asset management team and in positioning Sylvia Park as one of New Zealand's leading shopping centres. Kiwi Property cited her work on the development of Resido and on embedding a sustainability ethos. Source ↗

Chair · Freightways Group

Resigned from the Freightways Board and as Chair, effective 30 July, after four years in the chair. Cairns said it had been a privilege to serve and congratulated David Gibson on his appointment following the Board's succession process. The Board thanked him for his stewardship through a period marked by extraordinary volatility, and for overseeing strong growth, particularly in Australia after the Allied Express and VTFE acquisitions. Source ↗

Chief Executive Officer and Chair · Winton Land

Resigned as Chief Executive and Chair of Winton Land with immediate effect, during the concluding stages of a Board-led employment process and after taking leave for health reasons. Winton said the process was unrelated to the company's performance or financial reporting. Meehan remains a Director and will consult to the company on major development projects. The Board thanked him for the significant role he played over nearly 20 years building Winton. Source ↗

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Enprise Group

Steps down as Managing Director and Chief Executive of Enprise Group, with his employment ending on Friday 4 September. The Board said its decision reflects its assessment of the leadership the business needs as it enters its next phase of growth. Baskind founded Kilimanjaro Consulting in 2006 and led the business through 20 years of significant growth, including its integration into the Enprise Group. Source ↗

Non-Executive Director · Accordant Group

Resigned as a Non-Executive Director of Accordant Group, effective 20 July, having joined the Board in January 2018. Chair Simon Bennett said he had provided thoughtful guidance and strong governance through a period of significant change and transformation. The Board will continue with its remaining directors and does not intend to appoint replacement directors at this time. Source ↗

Non-Executive Director · Accordant Group

Resigned as a Non-Executive Director of Accordant Group, effective 20 July, alongside Nick Simcock, having joined the Board in January 2024. Accordant said the resignations follow the successful completion of its recent capital raise and reflect a move toward a more streamlined governance structure. Chair Simon Bennett said she brought valuable commercial, financial and strategic perspectives. Source ↗

Director · WasteCo Group

Resigned as a Director of WasteCo Group, effective 17 July. He has also resigned as a director of the company's subsidiaries, including WasteCo NZ Limited and Civic Waste Limited. Sean Joyce will be appointed as a director of those two subsidiaries to fill the vacancy left by the resignations. Source ↗

Independent Director · AFC Group Holdings

Resigned as an independent director of AFC Group Holdings, effective 30 July, when his signed resignation notice was received at the company's address for service. He also ceased to be a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, which now comprises Bo Xian (Charles) Cao as Chair, Jingwei Ma and David Chen. The Board thanked him for his contribution. Source ↗

Director · Fonterra Co-operative Group

Steps down from the Fonterra Board at this year's Annual Meeting, having completed his nine-year term and retiring by rotation. Chairman Peter McBride said Goldsack chaired the Capital Structure Committee and the Co-operative Relations Committee, and served on the Milk Price Panel, the Strategic Review Committee and the Sustainability and Innovation Committee. Cathy Quinn, who also retires by rotation, will stand for re-election. Source ↗

Director · Summerset Group Holdings

Retires from the Summerset Board on 30 September, after signalling at last year's Annual Meeting her intention to step down following 10 years as a director. Chair Mark Verbiest said her decade covered enormous change: resident numbers more than doubled, the company grew from 21 registered villages to 43, and it moved into Australia. She chaired the People and Culture Committee. Source ↗

Director · Oceania Healthcare

Retired as a director of Oceania Healthcare at the Annual Shareholder Meeting on 30 July, as flagged in the company's 5 February announcement. Chair Elizabeth Coutts said Evans had governed with resident safety and care at the centre of every decision since her appointment in 2018, and led the Sustainability Committee through the development of Oceania's sustainability strategy. Oceania described the change as part of a planned board refresh. Source ↗

Chair · AFT Pharmaceuticals

Announced his intention to retire as Chair of AFT Pharmaceuticals within the next 12 months, once a successor has been appointed. Speaking at the Annual Shareholders Meeting, Flacks said he was appointed Chair ahead of the company's 2015 listing and would by then have served more than 12 years. Managing Director Hartley Atkinson thanked him for judgement and advice the Board and management team have greatly valued. Source ↗

Director · Australian Foundation Investment Company

Retires as a director of Australian Foundation Investment Company at the Annual General Meeting on 1 October, after joining the Board in 2013. He is a member of the Audit, Investment and Nomination Committees, and a non-executive director of subsidiary Australian Investment Company Services. Chairman Craig Drummond said the Board had greatly benefited from his extensive experience. Source ↗