Rabobank New Zealand Limited Directors

Mr Black joined the Board on 21 November 2022 and was appointed as Chair on 23 November 2022. He holds a Bachelor of Surveying from Otago University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from Victoria University, and is a Chartered Accountant.

Mr Black has considerable governance and executive experience, with a strong background in rural insurance, banking and investment management, including senior positions at UBS in the United Kingdom and, on returning to New Zealand, at Bank of New Zealand and its parent company National Bank of Australia. Mr Black was previously Chief Executive of rural insurance group Farmers Mutual Group for 13 years.

Mr Black joined the Board of the two core entities at Southern Cross and was appointed Chair of Toka Tū Ake | Earthquake Commission and a trustee of the Mental Health Foundation. He was previously president of the Insurance Council of New Zealand and on the Board of the Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme.

Mr Black is a member of the Board People and Remuneration Committee, the Board Audit Committee and the Board Risk and Compliance Committee.

Mr Geerten Battjes joined the Board on 28 May 2015. He holds an honours degree in Econometrics from the State University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Mr Battjes joined Rabobank in 2009 and was responsible for the risk management function within Rabobank's international operations. Currently he is Rabobank's Head Enterprise Risk and Chief Credit Officer. Mr Battjes is the Senior Officer Outside Australia for Rabobank Australia Branch and a director of Rabobank Australia Limited.

Mr Battjes is a member of the Board Audit Committee, the Board Risk and Compliance Committee and the Board People and Remuneration Committee.

Mr Charteris joined the Board on 10 March 2025 as an Executive Director.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of Otago.

Mr Charteris joined Rabobank in 2000, becoming CEO of Rabobank New Zealand in 2018. Before taking on the CEO role, Mr Charteris served 18 years in regional roles with Rabobank in New Zealand and as a former National Manager of Rabobank Country Banking in Australia. He has prior career experience the New Zealand livestock industry, and in investment banking in London.

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.

Mr Deane joined the Board on 15 November 2023. He holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) from the University of Canterbury.

Mr Deane has considerable commercial and senior executive experience across banking, food and fibre and other sectors. He is owner and managing director of New Zealand clothing manufacturer Norsewear.

He previously held senior executive roles at ASB Bank, Goodman Fielder (NZ) and Fonterra.

Mr Deane is a member and the Chair of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee and a member of the Board Audit Committee and Board People and Remuneration Committee.

Mr Goldsack joined the Board on 1 April 2020. He graduated from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, he is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia, New Zealand.

Mr Goldsack retired as a Managing Partner from PwC in 2017, 12 years of which he was a partner after working in New Zealand, Moscow and London. He also previously worked in Private Equity in London and New York. Mr Goldsack is currently on the Board of Fonterra Co-operative Group and Power Farming Group, is the Chair of Waitomo Group and Better Eggs. He is a Trustee (and past Chair) of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition. Mr Goldsack and his wife are dairy farmers in the Waikato.

Mr Goldsack is a member and the Chair of the Board Audit Committee and a member of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee and Board People and Remuneration Committee.

Ms Meddeler joined the Board on August 5, 2024.

Ms Meddeler, who is based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, has 30 years’ experience in global retail and wholesale banking and joined Rabobank in December 2021 in the role of Chief Compliance Officer.

She had previously spent more than 25 years with ING Bank, serving in a wide range of roles including Global FEC/AML (Financial Economic Crime/Anti-Money Laundering) Lead for ING Retail and Wholesale worldwide, Global Head Client Services Wholesale Banking, Head of International Business Clients and Head of Marketing Retail/Business Clients. Ms Meddeler is also a director of Rabobank Australia Limited.

Ms Meddeler is a member of the Board Audit Committee, the Board Risk and Compliance Committee and the Board People and Remuneration Committee.

Ms Oosterbaan joined the Board on 18 March 2026.

Ms Oosterbaan holds an MSc in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and has completed executive programs at INSEAD, Harvard Business School and Singularity University.

Ms Oosterbaan, who is based in Sydney, is a member of Rabobank’s global management team for Wholesale and Rural Banking. She is the Regional Manager for the Rabobank Australia and New Zealand region, and is also a director and the Chief Executive Officer of Rabobank Australia Limited.

Born in Australia and raised across several continents, Ms Oosterbaan brings a globally informed, purpose-driven approach to her leadership. She has more than 25 years’ experience across banking, business, strategy and governance. She has been a member of several supervisory boards and before joining Rabobank she was a member of the Executive Committee of NIBC Bank and held roles which included overseeing structured finance, leveraged finance, equity and mezzanine solutions and M&A across the Netherlands, the UK and Germany.

Ms Oosterbaan joined Rabobank in the Netherlands in November 2024 as Global Head of Clients & Portfolio Management, where she was responsible for Global Rural, Rabo Partnerships, Wholesale Segment Strategy, Portfolio Management, Sustainability and Food System Transition.

Ms Oosterbaan is a member of the Board Audit Committee, the Board Risk and Compliance Committee and the Board People and Remuneration Committee.