Robert McLeod

Chairman of Board and Nominations Committee, member of Finance and Risk Committee, Safety, Health & Environment Committee, People Committee and Sales, Marketing Innovation & Food Safety Committee.

Rob is also Chairman of Quayside Holdings Limited and a director of the Port of Tauranga Limited.

Rob has had an extensive professional and governance career both within the accounting profession and various public and private companies. His past directorships include ANZ National Bank, Sky City Entertainment Group and Telecom. He is a past Chairman of Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (now Moana), Sealord Group Limited and was a Commissioner of the Waitangi Fisheries Commission. He has chaired and been a member of a number of Government Task Forces and is also a past Chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable. His most recent roles were as CEO of Ernst & Young Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands) based in Sydney from 2010 to the end of 2014 and finally as the New Zealand Chairman for the 2015 calendar year prior to his retirement from EY. In addition to his current governance responsibilities, he is also a barrister sole.