The two new Ngāi Tahu Holdings board directors are Sophie Haslem and Jon Hartley.
Te Rūnanga has announced the appointment of two new directors to the Ngāi Tahu Holdings board – Jon Hartley and Sophie Haslem.
Both are highly experienced directors who will be joining the board for a term of three years.
Haslem brings with her more than a decade of governance experience and is currently chair of the MetService and deputy chair of CentrePort and Kordia.
She is a chartered member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and has worked with a diverse range of companies across Aotearoa over her executive career.
Haslem has held senior positions at Citibank NĀ, ANZ Investment Bank, Ernst and Young, and New Zealand Post.
Jon Hartley
Hartley is currently chair of Kiwibank and Kaingaroa Timberlands. His past governance roles include directorships at ASB Bank, Sovereign Assurance, Chorus, Mercury Energy, Air New Zealand, and SkyCity.
He is also an ordained priest in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa and Polynesia and an adviser to the Wellington Diocese board of trustees. He has more than 30 years’ experience in voluntary work with non-governmental organisations including chairing VisionFund International and the Wellington City Mission.
Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation board chair Mike Pohio said he was pleased to welcome both new directors to the board: “Sophie and Jon bring a wealth of governance experience and tohungatanga (expertise) and are both highly skilled in their fields.
“Both directors began their three-year terms on January 1, 2022 ... [their] leadership experience will be invaluable for Ngāi Tahu Holdings as we navigate an uncertain economic environment as well as focus on our long-term strategies.”
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