Laurissa Cooney
Ms Cooney (Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) joined the Board on 10 March 2025.
Ms Cooney holds a Bachelor of Management Studies from the University of Waikato, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand.
Ms Cooney has extensive experience in both governance and finance, and is currently on the Board of Goodman Property NZ Limited, Air New Zealand, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Trust, and is the a co-chair of The Aotearoa Circle.
Previously, Ms Cooney has held senior management, auditing and consulting roles with Deloitte in New Zealand, and Deloitte Touche in London, and was the Chief Financial Officer for Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.
Ms Cooney is a member and the Chair of the Board People and Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Board Audit Committee and the Board Risk and Compliance Committee.