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Trustee Workload Analysis

Cross-platform board commitment analysis — charities, NZX companies, and public sector entities.

Linked Trustees

1,183

Current charity officers with cross-platform profiles

3+ Boards

27

Moderate workload

5+ Boards

4

Multiple commitments may indicate limited availability

8+ Boards

1

Very high workload — governance attention may be stretched

Highest Board Commitments(Top 50 by total positions)

Charity trustees with the most concurrent board and governance positions across charities, NZX-listed companies, and public sector entities.

NameTotalCharityNZXPublic SectorPrimary CharityRole
Edward Weller Ellison8800Otakou Runaka Buildings TrustExecutive Officer
Alan Isaac6240New Zealand Community TrustChair
Alastair Carruthers5302Services Workforce Development CouncilCouncil Member
Rob Hamilton5140The Auckland Grammar School Outdoor Educ...Board Member
Shayne Walker4103Ashburn Hall Charitable TrustTrustee
Kerry Prendergast4310The Royal New Zealand BalletBoard Chair
Ross James Patrick Buckley4121Massey UniversityCouncil Member
Scott Pritchard4130Tania Dalton FoundationDirector
Blair O'Keeffe4220Auckland Rescue Helicopter (Capital) Tru...Board Member
Stuart McLauchlan4130University Of Otago Foundation TrustChair
Grant Robertson3102University Of Otago Foundation TrustVice-Chancellor
Rakihia Tahumata Tau3003Crown Forestry Rental TrustTrustee
Rangimarie Naida Glavish3201Affinity Services Charitable TrustTrustee
Jill E Hatchwell3120Services Workforce Development CouncilCouncil Member
Keith Raymond Smith3120Cornwall Park Trust BoardTrustee
Christine Wesley3300Otakou Runaka Buildings TrustTrustee
Paul Brock3111Massey UniversityCouncil Member
Hamish Stevens3120AUSA Investment TrustTrustee
Christopher Swasbrook3021Te Papa Foundation Trustee
Anita Killeen3111New Zealand National Committee For Unice...Board Member
Wayne Williams3111Alliance Health Plus TrustBoard Member
Huei Min (Lyn) Lim3210Asia New Zealand FoundationTrustee
Carolyn Mary Steele3030Halberg Endowment FundBoard Member
Sara Lunam3210Waipuna Hospice IncorporatedBoard Member
Carlie Eve3120Diocesan School Heritage FoundationChair
Julie Fahey3210New Zealand Red Cross FoundationBoard Member
Peter Griffiths3210New Zealand Business and Parliament Trus...Chair
Damon Salesa2101The Keir TrustBoard Member
Paul Majurey2002Crown Forestry Rental TrustTrustee
Rikirangi Gage2002Tuhono TrustTrustee
Frazer Barton2101University Of Otago Foundation TrustTrustee
Kevin Murphy2101Bethsaida Trust Board IncTrustee
Rob Campbell2110The Keir TrustBoard Member
Dorian Kevin Thomas Devers2110The Royal New Zealand BalletTrustee
Helen Young2110Calvary Hospital Southland LimitedDirector
Raymond Pickett2200Activate Education Group LimitedDirector
John Tamihere2200Te Whanau O Waipareira TrustCEO
Eleanor Murphy2200Otakou Runaka Buildings TrustExecutive Officer
Clive McArthur2200ADL LimitedChief Executive
Benjamin Ngaia2200Services Workforce Development CouncilPoumatua
Nicola Swain2200ADL LimitedDirector
Nicola Ngawati2200The Royal New Zealand BalletTrustee
Perpetual Trust Limited2200Aries Charitable FoundationTrustee
Helen White2101Ashburn Hall Charitable TrustTrustee
Kevin Brewer2200Anglican Trust for Women and ChildrenTrustee
Adrian Rurawhe2101Te Runanga O Ngati Apa Society Incorpora...Committee Member
Peter Tipene2200Motatau MaraeChairman
Ailaulau Faletutulu2200Napier & Hastings Samoan Assembly of God...Board of Trustee
Andrew McKenzie2101Blood Cancer NZTrustee
Dawn Freshwater2101Auckland UniServices LimitedDirector

Showing 50 of 81 trustees with 2+ board positions

Workload Distribution

How many boards do charity trustees typically serve on? Distribution of total concurrent positions across all entity types.

1 board
1,022
86.4%
2 boards
54
4.6%
3 boards
17
1.4%
4 boards
6
0.5%
5-7 boards
3
0.3%
8+ boards
1
0.1%

Sector Summary

Average board commitments per trustee by charity sector. Sectors with higher averages may indicate concentrated governance networks.

SectorTrusteesAvg Positions5+ BoardsHigh Workload %
Unknown25150%
Other1,181130.3%

Methodology

Workload scores count all current positions held by each trustee across three entity types: charities (from Charities Services register), NZX-listed companies (from NZX announcements), and public sector entities (Crown entities, Parliament, ministries).

Only charity officers with a linked cross-platform profile are included. Trustees without a linked profile are excluded as their positions across other platforms cannot be verified. Multiple board commitments may indicate limited availability but do not necessarily indicate poor governance.

Data sourced from Charities Services register, NZX announcements, public sector records. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz. For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.