Spark appoints Ana Wight as ‘future director’
The Future Directors programme aims to give interested young talented people the opportunity to observe and participate in boardroom discussions.
Spark has announced it has appointed Ana Wight as a ‘future director’ under the Future Directors programme, effective February 1, 2020, for a period of 12 months.
Wight is currently the chief financial officer at Vend, a cloud-based point-of-sale and retail management software company, where she leads the finance and customer support functions globally. She brings more than 12 years’ experience of supporting boards and executive teams through a variety of roles at Vend, McKinsey and Microsoft.
The Future Directors programme aims to give young talented people with an interest in corporate governance the opportunity to observe and participate in boardroom discussions for a 12-month period. The aspiring directors attend all board meetings but have no voting rights and are not involved in decision making.
Speaking about the appointment, Spark chair Justine Smyth said Wight’s background in corporate transformation, commercial strategy and customer delivery would bring relevant experience to the board meetings – “and I hope she will enjoy the opportunity to sit on the board of a large New Zealand company.”
Wight is “thrilled” to be a future director. “It’s a great opportunity to both learn from, and contribute to, the Spark board during an exciting time for the company.”
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