DIRECTORS' PROFILES

SIR JOHN ANDERSON KBE, CHAIRMAN (WELLINGTON)

Sir John is currently Chairman of Capital & Coast District Health Board, the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund and the Wellington Regional Strategy Committee, Commissioner of the Hawke's Bay District Health Board and serves as a director on the boards of Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust.

Sir John was formerly Chief Executive of the ANZ National Bank until his retirement in 2005, former Chairman of New Zealand Cricket, New Zealand's representative director on the ICC - positions he held from 1995 until 2008 and former Chairman of the New Zealand Sports Foundation.

He has held advisory and governance roles for successive governments through the 1980's and 1990's and received the 1990 Commemoration Medal for Services to New Zealand and was knighted in 1994.  In 1995 Sir John was awarded NBR "New Zealander of the Year", in 2003 he received the Deloittes Top 200 Company Award "New Zealand's Most Visionary Leader" and in 2005 was the inaugural winner of "The Blake Medal".  In 2006 his home town of Wellington awarded him the "Wellington Icon" award for a lifetime of services to business and the community.

ANNE BLACKBURN (AUCKLAND)

Anne Blackburn is a banker by professional background, having had earlier careers in journalism and diplomacy.  She is currently a Director of a number of businesses in the infrastructure, finance, investment and research sectors. She also holds governance positions in arts and education not-for-profit organisations

BRYAN GOULD CNZM (OPOTIKI)

Bryan Gould was born and educated in New Zealand before winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, where he gained a postgraduate law degree. He was the Vice-Chancellor of Waikato University for 10 years. He previously served in the UK's Labour Shadow Cabinet, was a law don at Oxford, and spent a number of years in the British Foreign Office. He was also a presenter and reporter on Thames Television's former current affairs programme TV Eye.

SIR JOHN GOULTER, DCNZM, JP (PAIHIA)

Sir John is former Managing Director of Auckland International Airport Limited and former Chairman of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission and United Carriers Group Limited.  As well as being a Director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, he is currently Chairman of Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company Limited, Northland Deepwater JV Limited and The New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust.  In 2003 he was inducted as a laureate into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame and was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Business and the Community.  In 2009 his re-designation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit was approved by Her Majesty the Queen.

JUNE McCABE (AUCKLAND)

June McCabe is an Auckland-based Director and was formerly with Westpac Banking Corporation. Her career spans both the public and private sector with extensive experience in policy-making, banking and finance. Her governance roles cover a range of sectors including health, education, finance and investment, plus private and not for profit enterprises.

JOAN WITHERS (AUCKLAND)

Joan Withers was the Chief Executive Officer of The Radio Network in 1997, when she began an eight year career as a professional company director serving on the boards of a number of New Zealand's largest companies.  In 2005 she was appointed Chief Executive of newspaper publishing company Fairfax Media.  She retired from executive life in 2009, but is now Chair of Mighty River Power and retains a directorship of Auckland International Airport.  Joan has an MBA from the University of Auckland and is the recipient of the 2009 CAANZ Media Excellence Award.