NZ Post says David Walsh is taking up the role of chief executive officer from May 1, 2017. The announcement by NZ Post board chair Jayne Taylor follows the notice of retirement last year of Sir Brian Roche.
Walsh has been at NZ Post for two years as chief financial officer and has provided executive leadership to the information technology function.
Before joining NZ Post, he was appointed as cfo at KiwiRail in 2004, before moving into the role of general manager, corporate and finance. Earlier in his career, Walsh spent time in the NZ Racing Board, Fonterra, TransAlta NZ and Shell NZ.
Walsh attended St Patrick’s College before completing a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration at Victoria University. He is married to Dame Therese Walsh, and together they have two teenage children.
Taylor says that since joining NZ Post, Walsh has been instrumental in building the performance and capability of the Finance team, as well as taking a significant leadership role in the group technology function.
“Most recently he has played a pivotal leadership role in working through the complexities associated with the Kiwibank partial sale and operational separation from NZ Post,” says Taylor.
“The board feels that the momentum behind the transformation already underway at NZ Post will benefit from the continuity provided by having an internal appointment,” she says.
“David knows the company well, knows where we are heading and knows what we need to do to become a more customer-centric, service oriented business, enabled by our digital future,” says Taylor.
