Our Board
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Our Board members each have a remarkable record of leadership, entrepreneurship, corporate governance and service. The Board’s role is to govern the strategic direction of Global Women as an organisation of importance to the economic and social prosperity of New Zealand.
Theresa Gattung
Global Women Chair
Theresa Gattung is a New Zealand business leader, entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and investor. Her best-selling autobiography Bird on a Wire was published in...
READ MORE >Annabel Cotton
BMS, ACA, CFInstD, FACA, FAIRA, INFINZ (Fellow)
Annabel is the Managing Director of Merlin Consulting Limited and a professional director with over three decades’ experience advising NZX and ASX listed companies on...
READ MORE >Cilla Hegarty
Cilla Hegarty founded NZ Tax Refunds, the market leader in online tax refunds in New Zealand, in 2008. A pioneer in the industry Cilla established the company out of a desire...
READ MORE >Joanne Ogg
Jo is a Partner in EY’s Advisory practice. Jo leads EY’s risk practice for NZ and sits on the Oceania Risk leadership team for EY.
Jo has over 21 years’ experience...
READ MORE >Julia Raue
Independent Director
I am an Independent Director across a broad portfolio of iconic New Zealand organisations and have been a professional director for 7 years. Prior to governance I was a...
READ MORE >Karleen Everitt
Te Kaitohu Rautaki Maori (Head of Te Ao Maori Strategy), ANZ Bank
Karleen Everitt (Te Iwi Morehu, Te Aupouri, Ngapuhi-Nui-Tonu) has served on many Boards of both iwi/Maori and mainstream entities. She is the deputy chair of the St Stephens...
READ MORE >Lara Hillier
Lara is a senior partner at PwC, specialising in internal audit, and governance, risk and compliance (IA/GRC). She has held a number of leadership roles within PwC, including...
READ MORE >Penelope Barr-Sellers
Penelope is a strategic brand, engagement and communications consultant.
Her most recent full-time post was Assistant Vice-Chancellor External Relations and Development...
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