Stephen Ward

Stephen Ward is a professional Director with diverse corporate governance experience in New Zealand and Australia together with extensive expertise as a corporate and commercial lawyer in New Zealand. Stephen is a Non-Executive Director of Sydney Airport Limited and the Chair of its Safety, Security and Sustainability Committee. Stephen is the Non-Executive Chair of SecureFuture Wiri Limited. He is a member of the National Provident Fund Trust Board.

He holds voluntary positions on the boards of Wellington Free Ambulance and The Life Flight Trust. Stephen is also the Independent Chair of the Advisory Council for the Financial Dispute Resolution Service.

Stephen was previously an independent director and member of the Audit & Risk and Appointments & Remunerations Committees of Sovereign Assurance Company Limited. He also served as an independent director, chair of the Audit & Risk Committee, and chair of the Board at MAp Airports International Limited.

Stephen was a partner of Simpson Grierson, one of New Zealand's leading law firms for over 20 years (including over 14 years as a member of the firm's Board of Management), and continues to be a consultant to the firm.

Stephen holds an LLB from the University of Canterbury, is a member of the New Zealand Law Society, and is a Chartered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.