The publically held freight and logistics operator Mainfreight is appointing two non-executive female directors to its board effective January 1.
The company is announcing Kate Parsons and Sue Tindal as it’s two latest board directors. Both women will stand for election at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 27, 2017.
Parsons has more than 20 years’ finance experience in many industries both in New Zealand and overseas.
According to Mainfreight, Parsons’ passion for high tech, high growth New Zealand success stories, led her to chief financial officer roles at Endace, PowerbyProxi and most recently Compac Sorting Equipment; positions which have given her experience in steering companies through growth and change.
Tindal is currently group chief financial officer at Auckland Council, and before that was a consulting director at Price Waterhouse Coopers.
She returned to New Zealand in 2014 after 15 years overseas and had a wealth of international experience in the financial services, energy and IT sectors, having held numerous senior/chief executive roles at Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
“We have been on the lookout for appropriate individuals to bring onto Mainfreight’s Board for some time”, says Mainfreight’s Chairman, Bruce Plested.
“We are delighted that Kate and Sue have accepted these appointments, and we look forward to the energy and skills they will bring to their roles,” says Plested.
