Anne Blackburn Chair

Appointed as a Board member 1 July 2018 and as Chair from 1 July 2019, Ms Blackburn has a background in banking, governance and strategic advice and is currently a director of TSB Bank, Fisher Funds Management Limited, Ponga Silva Limited and Annuitas Management Limited. Ms Blackburn is also a director and Chair of Resolution Life NZ Limited and a Trustee of Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi.

Hugh Stevens Deputy Chair

Appointed as a Board member 26 May 2023. Mr Stevens has experience in banking and funds management with previous roles as Chief Executive Officer of Smartshares Ltd and senior executive roles with BNP Paribas and JP Morgan in New Zealand, UK and France. Mr Stevens has been a board member of the NZ Financial Services Council and is currently Chair of Fundrock NZ Ltd and Deputy Chair of the Anglican Church Pension Board.

Murray Brown

Appointed as a Board member 1 July 2018. Mr Brown is also on the Board of Yachting New Zealand, a director and shareholder of Harbour Asset Management Limited and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors. He previously held senior management positions at Fisher Funds Management and First NZ Capital.

Angela Foulkes

Appointed as a Board member 1 November 2018, Ms Foulkes has extensive public and private sector consultancy experience and has served on a range of government sector advisory and regulatory bodies, including on state sector standards, educational qualifications and government sector structure.

Michael Sang

Appointed as a Board member 1 August 2020. Mr Sang has held various governance roles and has a background in finance including previous executive roles as Chief Executive Officer of Ngai Tahu Holdings and Chief Financial Officer of PGG Wrightson. Mr Sang is a director of Orion New Zealand Limited and BRANZ Limited (Building Research Association of New Zealand).

Sarah Vrede

Appointed as a Board member 1 August 2020. Ms Vrede is Chief Executive of the Financial Markets Association and has more than 20 years’ public and private sector experience in financial and capital markets. Previously Ms Vrede was Director of Capital Markets with the Financial Markets Authority and before that was the head of the NZ Debt Management Office within Treasury. Ms Vrede was appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Finance Professionals in 2019 in recognition of her significant contribution to New Zealand’s capital markets.