Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Company Chairman and Director

    • Dec 2017 - Present

    Experienced legal and corporate governance professional with strong international experience in large corporate organisations including industrial manufacturing, aviation/aerospace and insurance. Independent directorships, business mentor and private investor.

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  New Zealand Medical Professionals Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Chairman

    • Dec 2017 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    New Zealand Medical Professionals Ltd provides specialist professional indemnity insurance to the medical profession throughout New Zealand. Having spent a significant part of my career working with the insurance industry in many sectors and different jurisdictions, I see the value of insurance in supporting individuals when things go wrong - that's what insurance is about - people.

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  Aerospace Inspections Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Executive Director

    • Apr 2017 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Bentley Investments Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Executive Director

    • Jan 2017 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Listed Companies Association Inc

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Chairman

    • Aug 2016 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Chair of the Listed Companies Association representing companies listed on New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX). Advocacy group representing collective interests of listed securities issuers and supporting on-going development of stock exchange and related securities markets in New Zealand.

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  Invert Robotics

  • Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Chairman

    • Mar 2018 - Oct 2020
    • Christchurch, New Zealand

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  Air New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • General Counsel and Company Secretary

    • Jan 1996 - Dec 2016
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Manage legal, company secretarial and insurance functions in world leading airline, Almost twenty years experience in this dynamic and constantly interesting airline industry has created a wealth of practical experience in dealing with a vast range of issues in many legal jurisdictions.Leading a legal team managing multi jurisdiction litigation, and numerous commercial transactions, devising and managing insurance programmes and guidance to listed company board of directors on corporate governance.

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  Invensys PLC (formerly BTR plc)

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Corporate Counsel

    • May 1991 - Dec 1995
    • London, United Kingdom

    Corporate Counsel leading small legal team specialising in acquisitions and divestments including sale via a new London Stock Exchange listing of subsidiary. Managing major litigation in Europe and USA. Substantial corporate finance transactions.