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Term of office: Appointed director 1 September 2018, last elected 2018 annual meeting.

Board committees: Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Nominations Committee

Barbara brings extensive and diverse trans-Tasman executive experience to the Board having served as chief executive and managing director of ASB Bank for seven years and having held a number of senior executive roles responsible for marketing, communications, human resources, life insurance and retail banking in New Zealand and Australia.

She has an extensive list of professional achievements to her credit, including being named New Zealand Herald's 2017 Business Leader of the Year.

In 2019 Barbara was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to business.

Barbara is the chair of Genesis Energy Limited and the 2021 APEC CEO Summit Committee, deputy chair of The New Zealand Initiative, a director of IAG New Zealand Limited and New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME), and a member of the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council.