Catherine Drayton
Independent Non-Executive Director
About
Updated 2 Apr 2026Independent Non-Executive Director
catherine is a chartered accountant with significant multi-cultural, multi-jurisdictional managerial and transactional experience, due largely to a former role as partner in charge of the assurance and advisory practice of pricewaterhousecoopers for central and eastern europe (pwc cee). she held this position from 2001 to late 2004, from the russian crisis through to the accession of the first central european countries to the european union. catherine has a number of other directorships including ngāi tahu holdings corporation and christchurch international airport limited. catherine joined the board of meridian in may 2006.
Education
BCom, LLB
Qualifications
Professional Designations
Universities
University of CanterburyIwi Roles
Unknown – Present
Cross-Sector Roles
NZX Roles(3)
- Independent Director at Genesis Energy LimitedCurrent
- Non-Executive Director at Genesis Energy Limited
- Director at Meridian Energy Limited
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