Alison Gerry
BMS (HONS), MAppFin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director since May 2025. Alison is a member of the Nomination and Board Operations Committee.
Career
Alison has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services and infrastructure sectors. She is an accomplished director, with a strong focus on strategic transformation and digital innovation.
Alison’s executive career began with roles at Macquarie Bank and HSBC, and she later became Group Treasurer at Lion in Sydney. She also contributed as a Visiting Fellow teaching in the Masters of Applied Finance program at Macquarie University for 12 years.
Since transitioning to governance in 2007, Alison has served on several prominent boards, including ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited, Kiwibank Limited (Deputy Chair), NZX Limited, Spark New Zealand, TVNZ and Vero Insurance. She was also Founding Chair of online investment platform, Sharesies.
Alongside her professional roles, Alison is co-founder of On Being Bold, a platform promoting women in leadership.
Alison is a Fellow of both the Institute of Directors in New Zealand and INFINZ. She holds a Bachelor of Management Studies (Hons) and a Master of Applied Finance.
Relevant other directorships
Chairman: Infratil Limited (from 2022, Director from 2014).
Director: Air New Zealand Limited (from 2021).
Relevant former directorships held in the last three years, include
Former Chairman: Sharesies Group Limited (2020-2025).
Former Director: ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (2019-2025)
Age: 60 years. Residence: Queenstown, New Zealand. Nationality: New Zealand.
