Mark Cross will be an independent director and will chair the Audit and Risk Committee.
Mark Cross.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd has appointed Mark Cross to the board as a non-executive director with effect from October 1, 2024. The addition of Cross will fill the vacancy on the board upon Scott St John’s retirement at the end of August.
St John, current chair of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, said: “Mark is a strategic thinker who understands the technology and innovation sector and brings a fresh perspective. With strong business acumen and a background in global finance, his skills will complement those of the other directors. We welcome him to the board and look forward to getting his insights.”
Cross has extensive governance experience in other listed companies. He currently chairs the board of Chorus, where he has been a director since 2016. He is also a director of Xero, and a board member and Investment Committee Chair of Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). He is a former chair of Milford Asset Management and a former director of Z Energy, Genesis Energy, and Argosy Property.
Previously, Cross held executive positions with Deutsche Bank in London and Sydney, as well as Lloyds Corporate Finance/Southpac Corporation in Australia and New Zealand. In those roles, he was an adviser to businesses across a range of sectors including healthcare, utilities, energy, industrials, and chemicals.
Cross is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a chartered fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He resides in New Zealand.
The Fisher & Paykel Healthcare board has determined that Cross will be an independent director. He will chair the Audit and Risk Committee.
St John will retire from the board of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare from the close of the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting on August 28. The board has elected current director Neville Mitchell to succeed St John as chair.
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