Mark Verbiest

Mark Verbiest joined the Meridian Board in March2017, he was appointed Chair in October 2019.

Mark is an experienced company director, currently serving on the boards of several major companies and organizations, including: Summerset Group Holdings Limited (Chairman), ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited(Director) and Freightways Limited (Chairman). He is also a former board member of the Financial Markets Authority, former Chairman of both Spark New Zealand Limited and Transpower New Zealand Limited, and former member of the Advisory Board to New Zealand Treasury.

Mark has had significant involvement and experience in the energy and technology sectors, as well as capital markets, in a variety of roles, over many years.