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 Con Anastasiou
Chairman.
BA, LLB (Hons). Wellington. Con is the principal in his own law firm in Wellington. He specialises in corporate commercial law, intellectual property, and resource management. He is a member of the New Zealand Law Society, a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management, a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, and an Associate of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand. Con is also Chairman of Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited.
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 Ross Butler
Deputy Chairman.
BA (Economics), Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investments Nelson. (Appointed 1 July 2006). Ross is a professional company director. He is Chairman of the Council of Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, and Mortgage Link (NZ) Limited, and Vice President of the Board of Swimming New Zealand. He is a Director of the Property Insight joint venture, Marlborough Lines Limited, Triplejump Limited, Nelson Bays Football, and the Nelson Bays Enterprise Education Cluster. Merlot Limited, his own consulting group, provides interim chief executive, governance, and project services.
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 Ellen Förch
PhD. Auckland. Ellen is Director of Research at Auckland University of Technology and Head of the Research Office. Her activity is focused on guiding institutional research strategies, building research culture and developing research funding strategies. Previous positions include Director of Research Advancement in the Vice- Chancellor’s Office at The University of Auckland, Manager of Environmental Monitoring at Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Research Manager at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, and a Programme Manager at the Foundation for Research Science and Technology. She is also a long-standing Director of the Cawthron Institute, Nelson.
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 John Walters
BA, LLB. Auckland. (Appointed 1 July 2007)
John is a senior lawyer in Auckland. He is the Principal of Walters Law Solicitors and acts for a wide range of private and corporate clients, specialising in commercial and property law. He is a Director of Aotearoa Credit Union, and of Te Rau Matatini Ltd, and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
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 Jane Taylor
LLB (Hons), LLM, Dip. Acc. Queenstown.
(Appointed 1 July 2008) Jane is a Queenstown-based barrister specialising in civil law and equity, and is an independent hearings commissioner in resource management matters. She is a former Chartered Accountant with experience in business and share valuations, corporate finance, insolvency and company reconstruction, and litigation support. She is currently the Chair of the Milford Sound Piopiotahi Community Trust and Lakes Leisure Limited, Deputy Chair of the Research and Education Advanced Network Limited, Director of the Legal Services Agency and council member of the Otago District Law Society. Jane is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, the New Zealand Law Society, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand.
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 John Hercus
QSO, MSc. Christchurch
(Appointed 1 July 2008) John is a former chief executive of the Christchurch Polytechnic. In that time he pioneered a number of reforms including the provision of tertiary education for science technicians and technologists. He has also worked for two decades internationally: for UNDP, UNESCO, ILO, and the Asian Development Bank as an international expert in higher education. His governance experience includes directorships at NIWA, MetService, and the Fire Service Commission. He has also held directorates in companies involved in technology development and international education.
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 Tom Campbell
BSc, Queenstown
(Appointed 1 July 2009)
Tom is a Director of Todd Corporation and of Alcan International and was formerly Managing Director of Comalco in New Zealand. He will shortly retire from his role as Global Head of Technology for Rio Tinto Alcan. He was formerly Chairman of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters and Chairman of Anglesey Aluminium in the United Kingdom.
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