Catherine Drayton

Catherine joined the Genesis Board in March 2019. She is Chairman of the Company's Audit and Risk Committee.

Catherine brings extensive governance experience to Genesis. She is currently the Chair of Christchurch International Airport Limited, as well as being a director of Beca Group Limited, Southern Cross Hospitals Limited, Southern Cross Benefits Limited, and Director and Trustee of Southern Cross Medical Care Society and is a board member of Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. Her former directorships include Ngai Tahu Holdings Corporation Limited, Powerbyproxi Limited and Meridian Energy Limited.

Catherine's executive career as a senior partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, culminated in leading that company's Assurance and Advisory practices for Central and Eastern Europe (excluding Russia). Catherine is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants New Zealand and Australia.