Rt Hon Sir John Key, GNZM AC
BCOM, DCOM (HONORIS CAUSA)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director since February 2018. Sir John is a member of the Ethics, Environment, Social and Governance Committee, Risk Committee, Digital Business and Technology Committee and Nomination and Board Operations Committee.
Career
Sir John was Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016, having commenced his political career in 2002. Sir John had a long career in international finance, primarily for Bankers Trust in New Zealand and Merrill Lynch in Singapore, London and Sydney. He was previously a member of the Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (from 1999-2001).
Sir John was made a Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours. In 2017 Sir John became a Companion of the Order of Australia for advancing the Australia-New Zealand bilateral relationship.
Relevant other directorships
Chairman: ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (from 2018, Director from 2017).
Director: Palo Alto Networks (from 2019) and Oritain Global Limited (from 2023).
Strategic Advisor: BHP Group Limited (Australia) (from 2023).
Relevant former directorships held in the last three years, include
Former Director: Air New Zealand Limited (2017 - 2020).
Age: 62 years. Residence: Auckland, New Zealand. Nationality: New Zealand.
