Alison Barrass appointed new Independent Director
Alison Barrass has been appointed as an Independent Director, effective 1 October 2024.
Chair of Precinct, Anne Urlwin, said “As part of Precinct’s ongoing Board succession planning, we are very pleased to welcome Alison to our business and have her join the Precinct Board. Alison is a professional director and former CEO with a broad range of skills and experience having held executive roles in sales, marketing and operations in New Zealand and abroad. We look forward to introducing Alison to shareholders at our upcoming Annual Meeting in November.”
“As previously announced at Precinct's annual shareholder meeting last year, Graeme Wong will be retiring from the Board in November 2024. Graeme has made a substantial contribution to Precinct over the past 14 years during a period of great change for the business and, in particular through his leadership as the Chair of Precinct’s People & Performance Committee. On behalf of my fellow Directors, I would like to thank Graeme for his strategic insights and wish him all the best”.
Precinct is also pleased to announce the appointment of Taurua Grant as its next Future Director for a period of one-year effective 13 November 2024. Taurua has over 15 years’ experience working in commercial banking, financial markets, treasury advisory and management consultancy and is the CEO of Te Arawa Group Holdings.
Chair of Precinct, Anne Urlwin, said “On behalf of my fellow Directors and the Management team, we are delighted to have Taurua as our next Future Director. We would also like to thank Alana Barron, who was Precinct’s Future Director over the last year. She has brought extensive equity research sales and equity capital markets experience, together with an international perspective to our Board discussions. We thank her for her contribution and wish her the best for the future”.
Future Director Programme Administered by the Institute of Directors, the Future Directors Programme is designed to help identify and grow the next generation of directors in New Zealand, including recognising talented executives who are interested in developing governance skills. Participants attend Board meetings where they contribute to discussions in an observer capacity. Future Directors do not have voting rights and are not involved in any decision making.
