Wellington investment company Rangatira has announced that two new non-executive directors will be joining its Board, Richard Wilks and Sophie Haslem.
Wilks was until earlier this year the Chief Credit Officer and Chief Risk Officer with ANZ National Bank (2006-May 2012).
He has a corporate banking background and has held a number of executive roles with Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank Australia, Westpac Trust Australia, and Citibank New Zealand.
He has held governance roles as Chairman of Radiola Corporation, Director of UDC Finance New Zealand, Chairman of Alto Plastics, and Chairman of Motion Industries. A Chartered Accountant, he has a BCom from the University of Auckland.
Haslem has been Head of Commercial and Investment for New Zealand Post since 2010 leading a substantive M&A programme and portfolio of subsidiary, joint-venture, and investment companies.
She has been with New Zealand Post for the last ten years in a variety of management roles and has a background in strategy consulting and corporate/structured finance.
Prior to joining New Zealand Post she was Senior Manager, Strategic Advisory Services with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, and has had analyst roles with ANZ Investment Bank and Citibank Australia.
She is a Director of Air Post, Localist and Reachmedia. She is a member of the NZ Institute of Directors, and has a BCom and Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from The University of Melbourne.
Rangatira’s shares are listed on the Unlisted platform.