Abigail Kate Foote

Non-Executive Director and Chairperson of Audit and Risk Committee

Abby is a professional director with over 15 years' experience as an independent director, having served on both listed and Crown companies. With qualifications in both law and accounting, Abby's executive career 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, telecommunications, management of large projects and strategy. As a professional director, Abby has experience in a wide range of areas including strategic development and implementation, governance of significant transactions, stakeholder engagement, risk management, health & safety, climate governance, and ESG issues. She is an experienced Board and Committee chair. Abby is currently a director of KMD Brands Limited and Freightways Limited. She is also a member of the Steering Committee of Chapter Zero New Zealand. Previous roles include Chair of Christchurch City Holdings Limited and of Z Energy Limited and as a director of Sanford; Transpower; TVNZ; Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa; Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) and the Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA). Abby is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors.