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 DNZM
Global Women Chair
Theresa Gattung is a New Zealand business leader, author, philanthropist and investor. Her best-selling autobiography Bird on a Wire was published in 2010.
Perhaps best...
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
Julia is Chair of Move Logistics, and an Independent Director for Southern Cross Healthcare, Southern Cross Medical Care Society and Southern Cross Travel. She is Deputy...
READ MORE >Karleen Everitt
Kaitohu Rautaki Maori Head of Te Ao Maori Strategy, ANZ
Karleen holds a Masters in Management for the University of Auckland and was appointed as the Kaitohu Rautaki Maori Head of Te Ao Maori Strategy ANZ in June 2021. Prior this...
READ MORE >Lara Hillier
Lara has held a number of leadership roles within PwC, often leading through transformation and change: Risk Assurance Auckland Leader, Markets Leader, Chief Risk Officer. She...
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...
READ MORE >Andrea Blair
Andy is the co-founder and Director of Business & Innovation at Upflow, a geothermal innovation company that builds expert science and engineering teams to provide...
READ MORE >Katie Bhreatnach
Katie is an experienced business leader who is passionate about the empowerment and advancement of wahine and Maori. She has a global perspective gleaned from experience...
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