Mark Verbiest will take up the role of board chair on July 1.
Summerset Group Holdings Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Verbiest as chair of its board of directors.
Verbiest will succeed retiring chair Rob Campbell, who leaves after a decade in the role.
Verbiest is currently chair of listed companies Meridian Energy and Freightways, as well as a director of ANZ Bank.
He has previously been chair of Spark, Transpower NZ, Willis Bond Capital and a director of a number of other companies and entities, including the inaugural board of the Financial Markets Authority and the advisory board to NZ Treasury.
Campbell said Verbiest would bring a wealth of governance and leadership experience.
Campbell previously announced he would retire from Summerset in April but his finishing date has been extended to 30 June 2021 for reasons of continuity.
Verbiest will take up the role from July 1, 2021.
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