Kate Mitchell

Independent, Non-executive Director

Bachelor of Arts Honours (Modern Languages), Oxford University, UK

Kate has been a director of the Company since 1 June 2023. She is also Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Kate has significant governance experience as a director of both private and public companies. She is also skilled in the areas of financial risk management, structured financing and investments.

Kate is currently Chair of The New Zealand Merino Company and Link Engine Management. She is also a director of Heartland Bank and Heartland Group Holdings (HGH: ASX, NZX), where she chairs the Sustainability Committee, and Christchurch International Airport, where she chairs the Property and Commercial Committee. 

Prior to moving to New Zealand in 2014, Kate’s executive career spanned 20 years in investment banking in London, which included senior leadership roles in Global Markets at Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch.

Kate resides in New Zealand.

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