Meet our board members – the people who help to set our goals and oversee our direction.
CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Appointed to Board in 2016, appointed Deputy Chair 2018, appointed Chairman in 2019
Role at Sanford
Chairman of Board and Nominations Committee, member of Finance and Risk Committee, Safety, Health & Environment Committee, People Committee and Sales, Marketing Innovation & Food Safety Committee.
Rob is also Chairman of Quayside Holdings Limited and a director of the Port of Tauranga Limited.
Rob has had an extensive professional and governance career both within the accounting profession and various public and private companies. His past directorships include ANZ National Bank, Sky City Entertainment Group and Telecom. He is a past Chairman of Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (now Moana), Sealord Group Limited and was a Commissioner of the Waitangi Fisheries Commission. He has chaired and been a member of a number of Government Task Forces and is also a past Chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable. His most recent roles were as CEO of Ernst & Young Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands) based in Sydney from 2010 to the end of 2014 and finally as the New Zealand Chairman for the 2015 calendar year prior to his retirement from EY. In addition to his current governance responsibilities, he is also a barrister sole.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Appointed to Board in 2019.
Member of the Sales, Marketing, Innovation & Food Safety Committee and Nominations Committee.
Peter is widely respected in global advertising and marketing, and has extensive knowledge and expertise in both Australasian and global markets. He is the former Chief Operating Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi (Worldwide), and its Chief Executive Officer (New Zealand) and Chairman (Australasia) for over eight years prior. Peter is the founder and Chairman of Lewis Road Creamery Limited. He is the Chair of NZME Limited and has held various listed company directorships.
He holds Masters degrees in business Administration and Management.
LLB(Hons)/BCA, CFInstD, INFINZ (cert)
Abby was appointed to the Board in 2018.
Chair of Safety, Health & Environment Committee, member of Audit, Finance and Risk Committee and Nominations Committee.
With qualifications in both law and accounting, Abby’s career has encompassed both disciplines, focusing on corporate finance and commercial transactions. She has experience in a number of diverse areas including mergers and acquisitions, treasury and structured finance transactions, and telecommunications. She also has experience in managing large projects and in strategic development and implementation.
Abby is a professional director with over 10 years’ experience as a director, including both NZX and Crown companies. Abby is currently chair of Z Energy Limited and a director and chair of the audit and risk committees of TVNZ and Freightways. Abby’s previous governance roles include Transpower New Zealand Limited, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency Limited (LGFA) and Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited (LIC).
BCom / LLB(Hons), MBA
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Appointed to Board in 2006
Chair of People Committee and member of Nominations Committee.
Peter has degrees in Commerce and Law from Auckland University as well as an MBA from the University of California, in Los Angeles. He is Chairman of trade finance and factoring company Lock Finance Limited, director of Zagga Limited as well as other private investment companies, including Avalon Investment Trust Limited (a shareholder in Sanford). Peter is a trustee of the Auckland Medical Research Foundation and St Andrew’s Village in Glendowie. He has previously practiced law and for some years was a director and Chairman of former listed radio company XS Corporation Limited.
PMD (Harvard University)
Appointed to Board in 2014
Chair of Sales, Marketing, Innovation & Food Safety Committee, member of People Committee and Nominations Committee.
Peter has had extensive corporate experience in New Zealand, Australia and internationally. He is former Managing Director of three Lion Nathan divisions in New Zealand and Australia, including Retail; International, Beer, Spirits and Wine and Dairy and Drinks. He has had vast experience in dealing with major customers in a fast moving and complex world.
Peter is also a Director of the New Zealand Rugby Union and Chairman of its Commercial Committee. Other directorships include All Blacks Experience (ABex), The Lion Foundation, Southfuels/Northfuels, the Highlanders, Freightways, A J Hackett – Bungy New Zealand Limited and Bricklane Brewing Co (Melbourne, Australia).
Peter is Chairman of the Partners’ Programme for the Bank of New Zealand and The Gin Company Limited.
