Barbara Chapman

Barbara Chapman was appointed as an independent non-executive director of BNZ in October 2021.

Barbara has considerable bank governance and executive management experience, having previously been the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ASB Bank for approximately seven years. In that time, and in a 30-year career in banking and insurance prior to that, Barbara has gained significant experience and skills in highly-regulated and technology-disrupted industries where good customer outcomes are paramount, and society’s (and regulator) expectations are ever-increasing.

Barbara is an independent director of Fletcher Building Limited and Fletcher Building Industries Limited, Chair of NZME Limited and Genesis Energy Limited and Deputy Chair of The New Zealand Initiative Limited. Previously, Barbara has been an independent director of IAG New Zealand Limited, a member of the Reserve Bank Act Independent Expert Advisory Panel, and a member of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council. Barbara is also a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, a FINSIA Senior Fellow and a member of Global Women New Zealand and Chief Executive Women Australia.