Dame Paula is an independent non-executive director and a leading Auckland-based economist and company director. She is chair of NZ Healthcare Investments (Awanui) and National Hauora Coalition, Deputy Chair of AIA and the NZX, and a director of Bluecurrent Group, SeaLink Group and Auckland One Rail.
Dame Paula is an independent non-executive director and a leading Auckland-based economist and company director. She is chair of NZ Healthcare Investments (Awanui) and National Hauora Coalition, Deputy Chair of AIA and the NZX, and a director of Bluecurrent Group, SeaLink Group and Auckland One Rail.
Dame Paula joined the NZX Board in February 2023. She is a leading Auckland-based economist and company director, who was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2015 for services to the State. Dame Paula has extensive professional experience in corporate and public services governance. She is Deputy Chair of NZX-listed Vector, a Director of Bluecurrent Australia and Bluecurrent New Zealand, and also serves on unlisted entities including AIA Sovereign Insurance New Zealand, Auckland One Rail, Chair of Asia Pacific Healthcare Group, and Sealink New Zealand among others. Dame Paula is a former Chair of the New Zealand Commerce Commission, and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC); was a Deputy Chair of KiwiRail, and a Director of Auckland Transport. She is a member of the Clearing, Nominations and Human Resources and Remuneration committees.
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