Leadership

Our Executive Team

Jodi O'Donnell

Chief Executive Officer

Jodi is responsible for aligning the TVNZ team to ensure we provide New Zealanders with their favourite content however they chose to watch it. This includes delivering opportunities for advertisers to connect with audiences.

Brent McAnulty

Chief Operating Officer

Brent oversees the various teams that support our business units, including legal, regulation, corporate affairs, people and culture and operational areas like studios, production and facilities.

Liz O'Neil

Acting Chief Financial Officer

Liz's team look after financial management, reporting, treasury and capital management, compliance and internal audit.

Melissa Taylor

Acting Chief Revenue Officer

Melissa's team is responsible for championing our customers and partnering with agencies and advertisers to deliver revenue through our sales and content solutions teams.

Kym Niblock

Chief Digital Officer

Kym's team covers everything from new product direction and development, to our business systems, technology and digital transformation.

Jonathan Symons

Cost Transformation Director

Jonathan is responsible for resetting TVNZ's operating costs as part of our digital transformation. It’s about getting fitter to go faster and investing in the right areas for future growth.

Phil O'Sullivan

Executive Editor - News and Current Affairs

Phil and his team gather and deliver our News and Current Affairs content across our channels and platforms.

Nevak Rogers

Chief Content Officer

Nevak and her team deliver and drive the performance of our programmes across TVNZ 1, 2, DUKE and TVNZ+.

Our Board of Directors

Alastair Carruthers Chair Alastair Carruthers is an experienced governor and held the Chief Executive Officer position for Chapman Tripp for over ten years. His areas of expertise include financial management and accountability, marketing and communications, and digital technology and systems. His directorships include being chair of Arts Council for New Zealand, a member of Unitec Institute of Technology Council and more recently Chair of Allpress Espresso Group of companies. He is also the current Chair of the NZ Film Commission.
Alastair Carruthers Chair	Alastair Carruthers is an experienced governor and held the Chief Executive Officer position for Chapman Tripp for over ten years. His areas of expertise include financial management and accountability, marketing and communications, and digital technology and systems. His directorships include being chair of Arts Council for New Zealand, a member of Unitec Institute of Technology Council and more recently Chair of Allpress Espresso Group of companies. He is also the current Chair of the NZ Film Commission.
Alastair Carruthers	Chair	Alastair Carruthers is an experienced governor and held the Chief Executive Officer position for Chapman Tripp for over ten years. His areas of expertise include financial management and accountability, marketing and communications, and digital technology and systems. His directorships include being chair of Arts Council for New Zealand, a member of Unitec Institute of Technology Council and more recently Chair of Allpress Espresso Group of companies. He is also the current Chair of the NZ Film Commission.
Ripeka Evans Deputy Chair Ripeka is an experienced leader and director of crown and iwi companies, and trustee of whenua and philanthropic trusts. She has held Chair, Deputy Chair, senior executive advisory roles on public, commercial, media and Māori development sector boards. She is Deputy Chair of Tupu Tonu the Ngāpuhi Investment Fund and Chair of the Courageous Conversation Aotearoa Foundation. Ripeka was also former Chair of NorthTec Ltd and Deputy Chair of Toi Ohomai Ltd.
Ripeka Evans Deputy Chair	Ripeka is an experienced leader and director of crown and iwi companies, and trustee of whenua and philanthropic trusts. She has held Chair, Deputy Chair, senior executive advisory roles on public, commercial, media and Māori development sector boards. She is Deputy Chair of Tupu Tonu the Ngāpuhi Investment Fund and Chair of the Courageous Conversation Aotearoa Foundation. Ripeka was also former Chair of NorthTec Ltd and Deputy Chair of Toi Ohomai Ltd.
Ripeka Evans	Deputy Chair	Ripeka is an experienced leader and director of crown and iwi companies, and trustee of whenua and philanthropic trusts. She has held Chair, Deputy Chair, senior executive advisory roles on public, commercial, media and Māori development sector boards. She is Deputy Chair of Tupu Tonu the Ngāpuhi Investment Fund and Chair of the Courageous Conversation Aotearoa Foundation. Ripeka was also former Chair of NorthTec Ltd and Deputy Chair of Toi Ohomai Ltd.
Meg Matthews Meg is a qualified accountant with more than 20 years’ senior management experience across key business disciplines of finance, human resource management, strategic planning, and marketing. Meg held the position of Head of Marketing (Australasia) for Air New Zealand and then Chief Executive of World of WearableArt. She started at the national airline in Corporate Finance after beginning her career with Deloitte. A Member of the Institute of Directors, Meg is currently the Chair of Cawthron Institute, Nelson Regional Development Agency, and director of MEVO and the Halberg Foundation. Meg is of Ngāi Tahu descent.
Meg Matthews	Meg is a qualified accountant with more than 20 years’ senior management experience across key business disciplines of finance, human resource management, strategic planning, and marketing. Meg held the position of Head of Marketing (Australasia) for Air New Zealand and then Chief Executive of World of WearableArt. She started at the national airline in Corporate Finance after beginning her career with Deloitte. A Member of the Institute of Directors, Meg is currently the Chair of Cawthron Institute, Nelson Regional Development Agency, and director of MEVO and the Halberg Foundation. Meg is of Ngāi Tahu descent.
Meg Matthews		Meg is a qualified accountant with more than 20 years’ senior management experience across key business disciplines of finance, human resource management, strategic planning, and marketing. Meg held the position of Head of Marketing (Australasia) for Air New Zealand and then Chief Executive of World of WearableArt. She started at the national airline in Corporate Finance after beginning her career with Deloitte. A Member of the Institute of Directors, Meg is currently the Chair of Cawthron Institute, Nelson Regional Development Agency, and director of MEVO and the Halberg Foundation. Meg is of Ngāi Tahu descent.
Aliesha Staples Aliesha comes from a 15-year film industry and VR/AR/tech creation background, she is the founder of Staples VR an emerging tech consultancy and development company and the co-founder of Click Studios. Aliesha is a pioneer of new technology and was the first female to win the High-Tech Awards Young Achiever in 2017 and the first person to win the award twice when she also won in 2018. She was also a finalist in the 2019 New Zealander of the Year awards for innovation. Aliesha is currently the CEO of StaplesVR and working as director who specialises in innovation and digital disruption.
Aliesha Staples	Aliesha comes from a 15-year film industry and VR/AR/tech creation background, she is the founder of Staples VR an emerging tech consultancy and development company and the co-founder of Click Studios. Aliesha is a pioneer of new technology and was the first female to win the High-Tech Awards Young Achiever in 2017 and the first person to win the award twice when she also won in 2018. She was also a finalist in the 2019 New Zealander of the Year awards for innovation. Aliesha is currently the CEO of StaplesVR and working as director who specialises in innovation and digital disruption.
Aliesha Staples		Aliesha comes from a 15-year film industry and VR/AR/tech creation background, she is the founder of Staples VR an emerging tech consultancy and development company and the co-founder of Click Studios. Aliesha is a pioneer of new technology and was the first female to win the High-Tech Awards Young Achiever in 2017 and the first person to win the award twice when she also won in 2018. She was also a finalist in the 2019 New Zealander of the Year awards for innovation. Aliesha is currently the CEO of StaplesVR and working as director who specialises in innovation and digital disruption.
John Quirk John is a professional director with an extensive business and governance career. He has deep experience in technology and digital transformation. As a strategic investment and corporate advisor his specialist area was high tech / high growth companies going global. He is a director of Harmoney Corp, and Chair of Aeroqual Ltd and Portainer.io Ltd. He is also the former Chair of the Kordia Group and was a director on the Strong Public Media initiatives. John is a chartered member of the Institute of Directors.
John Quirk	John is a professional director with an extensive business and governance career. He has deep experience in technology and digital transformation. As a strategic investment and corporate advisor his specialist area was high tech / high growth companies going global. He is a director of Harmoney Corp, and Chair of Aeroqual Ltd and Portainer.io Ltd. He is also the former Chair of the Kordia Group and was a director on the Strong Public Media initiatives. John is a chartered member of the Institute of Directors.
John Quirk		John is a professional director with an extensive business and governance career. He has deep experience in technology and digital transformation. As a strategic investment and corporate advisor his specialist area was high tech / high growth companies going global. He is a director of Harmoney Corp, and Chair of Aeroqual Ltd and Portainer.io Ltd. He is also the former Chair of the Kordia Group and was a director on the Strong Public Media initiatives. John is a chartered member of the Institute of Directors.
Linda Clark Linda is a partner at Dentons Kensington Swan specialising in public law, litigation and defamation. She has previously served on the boards of NZ on Air, Read NZ and NZORD. Prior to launching her legal career, Linda was a journalist and broadcaster. She was TV One's Political Editor throughout the 1990s.
Linda Clark	Linda is a partner at Dentons Kensington Swan specialising in public law, litigation and defamation. She has previously served on the boards of NZ on Air, Read NZ and NZORD. Prior to launching her legal career, Linda was a journalist and broadcaster. She was TV One's Political Editor throughout the 1990s.
Linda Clark		Linda is a partner at Dentons Kensington Swan specialising in public law, litigation and defamation. She has previously served on the boards of NZ on Air, Read NZ and NZORD. Prior to launching her legal career, Linda was a journalist and broadcaster. She was TV One's Political Editor throughout the 1990s.

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