Port of Tauranga is welcoming a new board member with the appointment of Fraser Whineray.
He will replace Quayside Holdings’ appointee Sir Rob McLeod KNZM.
Whineray was most recently chief operating officer of Fonterra and was also former chief executive of Mercury.
Board chair Julia Hoare says his strong executive experience brings valuable commercial expertise to New Zealand’s largest port.
“Fraser also brings a deep understanding of global trade and supply chains, and his knowledge will be invaluable as we continue to invest in building New Zealand’s supply chain capacity and resilience,” Hoare says.
In addition to Whineray’s former senior executive roles, he has held governance positions with Tilt Renewables, Opus (now WSP) and AgriZero.
Hoare also thanked McLeod for his seven-year contribution on the board.
“We are grateful for Sir Rob’s insights and expertise and thank him for his tenure.
“His commercial acumen and sound judgement have served us well as we have negotiated many challenges in the past few years.”
In recognition of McLeod’s extensive career spanning numerous professional and governance positions, he received the Judges’ Recognition Award at the 2022 Deloitte Top 200 Awards.
Whineray joins the board with effect from October 31.
