Term of Office: Appointed Director 23 September 2016
Board Committees: Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Disclosure Committee, Member of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.
Dean has significant CEO and financial markets experience. Most recently he was CEO of Silver Fern Farms Limited where he successfully led the business through a period of significant change and improvement in financial performance, staff and supplier engagement, sustainability and consumer trust in brand.
His prior experience includes 12 years at global investment bank Deutsche Bank, working in both Australia and New Zealand where he advised a wide range of companies on M&A, capital management, corporate restructuring and capital raising.
Dean is Chair of Fulton Hogan Limited and a director of Auckland International Airport Limited and Tappenden Holdings Limited.