State Owned Enterprises Minister Tony Ryall
today announced two new appointments and eight
reappointments across eight SOEs plus Dunedin Airport.
At
Kiwirail, John Spencer has been reappointed as the Chair of
both the commercial SOE, Kiwirail Holdings Ltd, as well as
the land holding entity, New Zealand Railways
Corporation.
Traci Houpapa, of Hamilton, is to be
reappointed to the Board of Landcorp Farming Ltd and will
also become Deputy Chair following the retirement of Warren
Larsen.
New director appointments:
Airways Corporation:
Grant Kemble, partner with national law firm Russell
McVeagh.
Landcorp: David Nelson is a sheep and beef farmer
and businessman from Wairarapa. He is Chair of the Taratahi
Agricultural Training Centre.
The SOE Minister thanked
retiring board members for their efforts and service, and
wished them well for their future
endeavours. ends
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