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Current Chief Executive

Samantha Barrass

Board Members & Appointments

National: 63%Labour: 37%

The appointing party indicates which government made each appointment, not the individual's personal political affiliation.

Christopher SwasbrookMemberCurrent2 terms
2024-08-26 – 2025-08-25National
2019-06-08 – PresentLabour
Elizabeth LongworthMemberCurrent
2020-07-20 – PresentLabour
Mark Thomas ToddChairCurrent
2019-05-01 – PresentLabour
Mary Helen HolmChairCurrent2 terms
2016-06-08 – 2021-06-07National
Unknown – Present
Michael Richard Holden WebbChairCurrent2 terms
2015-06-08 – 2020-06-07National
Unknown – Present
Murray David JackChairCurrent3 terms
2014-12-01 – 2019-04-30National
2014-05-01 – 2017-04-30National
Unknown – Present
Shelley Jane CaveChairCurrent2 terms
2014-05-01 – 2017-04-30National
Unknown – Present
Simon AllenChairCurrent2 terms
2013-05-01 – 2014-10-31National
Unknown – Present
Ross James Patrick BuckleyChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
Vanessa StoddartMemberCurrent
Unknown – Present
Mark John VerbiestChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
John MillerMemberCurrent
Unknown – Present
James MillerChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
Arthur GrimesChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
Jacqueline Cheyne RobertsonChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
Elaine CampbellChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
Bruce Raymond SheppardChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
Rebecca Bronwen Garvey EeleChairCurrent
Unknown – Present
Mariette Maria Bernadette Van RynMember
2024-08-26 – 2025-08-25National
Nicholas James HeganMember
2024-08-26 – 2025-08-25National
Craig StoboChair
2024-05-27 – 2029-05-26National
Suzanne Eleanor ChetwinMember
2019-09-09 – 2022-09-08Labour
Michael StiassnyMember
2019-09-09 – 2022-09-08Labour
Prasanna Sudhir GaiMember
2018-04-16 – 2023-04-15Labour
Kenzie StuartMember
2018-04-16 – 2023-04-15Labour
William StevensMember
2015-06-08 – 2020-06-07National
Campbell Mackenzie StuartMember
2015-06-08 – 2020-06-07National

CE Remuneration History

Financial YearChief ExecutiveRemunerationPeriodNotes
2024/25Samantha Barrass$639KFull Year-
2023/24Samantha Barrass$626KFull Year-
2022/23Samantha Barrass$600KFull Year-

All Chief Executives

Samantha Barrass

Unknown – Present

$639K

2024/25

Connections & Funding Flows

(36 relationships)

Current Leadership & Board (19)

Samantha Barrass(Chief Executive)
Christopher Swasbrook(Board Member)
Mark Thomas Todd(Chair)
Ross James Patrick Buckley(Chair)
Vanessa Stoddart(Board Member)
Mark John Verbiest(Chair)
John Miller(Director)
James Miller(Chair)
Arthur Grimes(Chair)
Jacqueline Cheyne Robertson(Chair)
Elaine Campbell(Chair)
Shelley Jane Cave(Chair)
Bruce Raymond Sheppard(Chair)
Simon Allen(Chair)
Murray David Jack(Chair)
Rebecca Bronwen Garvey Eele(Chair)
Elizabeth Longworth(Board Member)
Mary Helen Holm(Chair)
Michael Richard Holden Webb(Chair)

Data Source

Remuneration data sourced from Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission. Board appointment data from NZ Gazette