Rangatira Annual Report 2023 - Flipbook - Page 17
Ra n g a t i ra An n u a l Re p ort 2023
SOPHIE HASLEM
Sophie has been a Director of Rangatira since 2013 and Chairs the Audit Committee. She
has an executive background in strategy and corporate finance including extensive M&A
experience with a career spanning New Zealand Post, Citibank NA, ANZ Investment Bank,
and Ernst & Young. Sophie has a BCom and Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the
University of Melbourne and is a Chartered Member of the NZ Institute of Directors. She is
a Director of Kordia (Chair), CentrePort (Deputy Chair), Livestock Improvement Corporation,
Payments NZ and Ngai Tahu Holdings Corporation.
SAM KNOWLES
Sam has been a director of Rangatira since 2011 and is on the Remuneration Committee.
Over the last decade, Sam has spent time in governance roles supporting young and
ambitious growth companies. Examples include Xero in accounting software, PartnersLife
in insurance and Synlait in the dairy industry. His current governance portfolio includes
a range of established and young services companies including Westpac NZ, Adminis in
investment administration, Montoux in Actuarial IT, Leadrly in leadership development and
Fire Security Services. Sam’s governance approach has included direct investment in every
company he has been involved with (other than Westpac). Sam is also a Trustee of WWF-NZ
and Te Omanga Hospice Foundation. During the prior decade, Sam was the founding CEO of
Kiwibank, leading it from idea to success. This role followed an extensive career in financial
services with senior executive roles in Australia and New Zealand. Sam has a BSc in Physics
from Waikato University and an MSc (Hons) in Resource Management from Canterbury
University. Sam Is a Chartered Fellow of the NZ Institute of Directors.
CATHY QUINN ONZM
Cathy was appointed to the Rangatira Board in March 2019, and sits on the board of
portfolio company, Rainbow’s End. Cathy was one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s foremost
commercial and corporate lawyers and has significant expertise in governance, capital
markets, mergers and acquisitions and private equity. In 2016, she was made an
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for her services to law and women.
Cathy is a Director of Fletcher Building and Fonterra, Chair of Tourism Holdings and
Fertility Associates, Pro-Chancellor of the University of Auckland and a consultant at
MinterEllisonRuddWatts.
RICHARD WILKS
Richard has been a Director of Rangatira since 2012 and sits on the Audit Committee and
on the board of portfolio companies Rainbow’s End (Chair) and Mrs Higgins (Chair). Richard
comes from a 30-year career in corporate banking and held a number of senior executive
roles with ANZ National Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank Australia, Westpac
Trust and Citibank New Zealand where he was Chief Executive. He holds a BCom from the
University of Auckland and is a former member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
and the New Zealand Institute of Directors. Richard is a Director of Maxwell Farms.
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