Auckland Council has appointed Adrienne Young-Cooper as the new Auckland Transport chair and Darren Linton as a board director.
Young-Cooper and Linton were chosen from a pool of “highly qualified and experienced” candidates by the Appointments and Performance Review Committee, the council said in a statement.
Young-Cooper has had governance roles in large infrastructure projects, housing and urban growth and transport. She will continue to serve the Panuku Development Auckland as chair alongside her new role as AT chair. She has been board director of the NZ Transport Agency and deputy chair of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority and Waterfront Auckland.
Mayor Phil Goff, who chairs the Appointments and Performance Review Committee, says Young-Cooper’s appointment brings invaluable knowledge and skills to AT’s board.
“Adrienne is a highly qualified and respected chair and director with 30 years of public sector experience. Her in-depth knowledge and understanding of Auckland’s challenges and about transport and its role in supporting housing development made her a standout candidate.
“Transport and housing are two of Auckland’s biggest growth challenges. To build a modern and successful city where people want to live, we need solutions that integrate transport choice with housing needs. Adrienne will bring this combined perspective across the work of two of our key council-controlled organisations.”
Yellow NZ chief executive Darren Linton has also been appointed as a board director of AT, and both appoints are for a three-year term beginning from January 1st, 2020 to October 31, 2023.
