Equestrian Sports New Zealand Appoints New Board Chair
The Equestrian Sports New Zealand Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah Walton as the new Board Chair.

Hannah has been serving as Deputy Chair and brings extensive senior leadership experience to the role. Her background spans operations, technology, product, and driving transformation across diverse sectors including health, telecommunications, air transport, ICT, and financial services.
In addition to her governance expertise, Hannah contributes to ESNZ through her roles on the Audit, Finance & Risk Committee and the Remuneration Sub-Committee.
Her broad sector knowledge and strategic insight will continue to strengthen ESNZ’s governance and leadership as she steps into this important position.
Hannah has been involved with Equestrian sports from a young age and currently trains and competes in dressage.
Hannah steps into the role vacated by Lynda Clark who has come to the end of her maximum term.
The ESNZ Board consists of a Chair of each of four Disciplines (Dressage, Jumping and Show Hunter, Eventing and Endurance), one representative for the two National Equestrian Centres and four Appointed Board Members.
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