Susan Paterson

Susan became a Director on 16 January 2017 and was appointed Chair on 16 February 2017. A professional Director since 1996, in 2015 Susan was appointed an Officer of the Order of New Zealand (ONZM) for her services to corporate governance. Having trained and practiced as a pharmacist, Susan completed her MBA at London Business School, then worked in strategy and IT consulting and management roles in New Zealand, Europe and USA. She worked in the steel sector at Fletcher Challenge and was General Manager of Wiremakers. Susan’s directorships also include Arvida Group, Theta Systems (Chair), Les Mills NZ, the Reserve Bank, ERoad and Lodestone Energy. Susan is a mentor on the Institute of Director’s Mentoring for Diversity programme.