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About
Justine joined the Board of Spark New Zealand in December 2011 and became Chair in 2017. She has extensive experience in governance, mergers and acquisitions, taxation and financial performance of large corporate enterprises, as well as actively investing in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Her background is in finance and business management, having been a Partner with Deloitte and Group Finance Director at Lion Nathan. She is currently Chair of The Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand, and is a former director of Auckland International Airport Limited. Justine has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand and a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors. In 2020 Justine was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to women and governance.
Personal Details
Title: Ms
Surname: Smyth
M/F: Female
Nationality: New Zealand
Country of Birth: New Zealand
Language: English
Qualification: BCOM, FCA, CFINSD
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Qualifications & Experience
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Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spark New Zealand | Board | Chairperson | 01/11/2017 | |
| Spark New Zealand | Nominations & Governance | Chairperson | 01/11/2017 | |
| Spark New Zealand | Audit | Member | 01/11/2017 | |
| Spark New Zealand | Risk & Compliance | Member | 01/11/2017 |
Independence Questions
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Do you hold shares in the company for more than 0.10%? (directly or by representation):
Is your Director annual fee more than 5% of your total income from all sources?:
Are you more than 10 years as a director?:
Are you an executive chairperson?:
InsidEntity has assumed that responses to the Independent Questions are NO as the company has not populated the information. The result will present the Director as Independent.