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John Palmer ONZM, B.AGR.SC, FNZID
Chairman
Appointed 29 November 2001
Mr Palmer has considerable experience as a director and chairman of companies in the agricultural and finance sectors. Mr Palmer is
Chairman of Solid Energy New Zealand Limited and serves as a director of AMP Limited, AMP Life Limited, Rabobank Australia Limited
and Rabobank New Zealand Limited. Since 2001 he has led the board through a successful period of rebuilding Air New Zealand, and
was named as Company Chairman of the Year in 2007 and 2009.
Roger France BCOM, FCA
Deputy Chairman
Appointed 1 October 2001
Mr France is the Chancellor of the University of Auckland, a director of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited, Blue Star
Group Holdings Limited and Chairman of Tappenden Holdings Limited. He was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and one of its
predecessor firms, Coopers & Lybrand, for over 15 years and was the Chief Financial Officer of two listed companies for 10 years. He
was the Managing Partner of Coopers & Lybrand in Auckland for five years. Following the merger with PricewaterhouseCoopers, he led
the firm’s Corporate Value consulting practice in the Asia Pacific region and served as a member of its New Zealand Governance Board.
As Deputy Chairman, Mr France brings strong financial analysis and business strategy skills to the Board and to his role as Chairman of
the Audit Committee.
Paul Bingham
Appointed 1 July 2008
Mr Bingham is Managing Director of Black Cat Cruises Limited, an award winning cruise operator based at Banks Peninsula, near
Christchurch. He is Chair of Christchurch and Canterbury Marketing Limited and was a board member of Tourism New Zealand until
recently. Prior to his current position, he had a number of senior marketing roles at Tourism Holdings Limited and Air New Zealand
Limited. He was a winner of the PATA Young Tourism Professional Award in 2003 and under his leadership Black Cat Group has won
numerous accolades, including the Supreme Award at the New Zealand Tourism Awards in 2003 and the SKAL International Eco-
tourism Award in 2004.
Antony (Tony) Carter BE (HONS), ME, MPHIL
Appointed 1 December 2010
Mr Carter was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand and attended the University of Canterbury where he studied chemical
engineering, graduating with a Bachelor in Engineering with honours and a Masters in Engineering in 1980. He then went on to study
at Loughborough University of Technology in the United Kingdom and graduated in 1982 with a Master of Philosophy degree.
After leaving University, Mr Carter worked for the family company, Carter Group Limited, in Christchurch until 1986 when he purchased
a Mitre 10 hardware store in Christchurch. He then developed another Mitre 10 store, also serving as a Director of Mitre 10 New
Zealand Limited and becoming Chairman of Mitre 10 New Zealand Limited in 1993.
In 1994 Mr Carter was appointed General Manager and Chief Executive designate of Foodstuffs (South Island) Limited, sold his
interests in the Mitre 10 stores and resigned from the Mitre 10 Board. In 1995 he was appointed Chief Executive of Foodstuffs (South
Island) Limited and served in that role until 2001 when he was then appointed Managing Director of Foodstuffs (Auckland) Limited and
Managing Director of Foodstuffs (New Zealand) Limited until he retired in December 2010. The Foodstuffs Group is New Zealand’s
largest retail organisation and the second largest commercial organisation by revenue in New Zealand, with annual sales in excess of
NZ$8 billion, employing 30,000 staff.
Mr Carter is a Director on a number of New Zealand companies; Vector Limited (as of May 2007), Fletcher Building Limited (as of
September 2010), Fisher and Paykel Healthcare and Air New Zealand (as of December 2010).
Janice (Jan) Dawson BCOM
Appointed 1 April 2011
Ms Dawson became a partner with KPMG in 1986, and was the Chair and Chief Executive of KPMG New Zealand from 2005 until June
30 2011. She has been engaged as a consultant to KPMG until December 2011. She has been a Board Member for KPMG
Asia-Pacific Region, a Board Member for KPMG Australia and Councillor of KPMG International. With over 30 years of audit experience
in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Canada, working in both Auckland and Vancouver, she was the lead relationship partner for
a number of KPMG’s significant issuer clients. Ms Dawson’s work encompassed a wide range of services including audit, accounting
advice, due diligence and risk, governance and litigation support. She has particular expertise in working with financial institutions,
registered banks and companies in the infrastructure network, software/IP distribution and forestry.
Ms Dawson is Deputy Chair of Counties-Manukau District Health Board and is Chair of its Audit Committee. She has been a Member of
the Capital Investment Committee of the National Health Board since 2010. Ms Dawson has been President of Yachting New Zealand
since 2007 and was appointed Chair of the Audit Committee of the International Sailing Federation in 2009.
Ms Dawson holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland. She is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered
Accountants New Zealand, a Member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand, a Fellow of FINSIA, a Paul Harris Fellow and a
North Shore Business Hall of Fame Laureate (2010).
DIRECTORS’ PROFILES
AIR NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS 2011