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WDN Mentor Circle: Navigating conflict and board dynamics

Join us for our last Mentor Circle event this year for the Women Directors’ Network

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Speaker(s)
Jackie Lloyd, Susan Huria, Cecilia Tarrant , Katie Bhreatnach
Date
12:00pm — 1:30pm, 10 December 2024
Venue
Online
Location
Online
Price
$50.00 incl GST

Overview

Senior director and Chartered Fellow, Jackie Lloyd CFInstD will speak on the theme ‘Navigating conflict and board dynamics’ followed by discussions in break-out groups with our facilitators Karen Price CFInstD, Susan Huria CFInstD, Cecilia Tarrant CFInstD, and Katie Bhreatnach CMInstD.  
  
Our mentor circles are structured gatherings, bringing together participants in small group sessions for in-depth discussions on a specific topic, following a workshop-style format online.  We aim to foster open conversations in a safe and confidential environment.  
  
Come prepared to be an active participant, provide constructive feedback, network and learn from other participants in the group.  
  
This event is capped at 40 participants (10 per breakout group) and the opportunity to connect in a Women Directors' Network LinkedIn group will be provided afterwards. 

Jackie Lloyd

CFInstD

Jackie Lloyd BA, BCom, CFInstD, is President of the Institute of Directors and a National Council member.  
  
A life-long interest in the relationship between human behaviour and business performance led Jackie through an executive career as the global human resources director for the New Zealand Dairy Board and NZMP Fonterra, to consulting and governance.   
  
She is currently chair of Naylor Love Enterprises Ltd and director of CentrePort Ltd. Jackie is also Deputy Chair of the Lion Foundation and a board member of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.  
  
Jackie’s previous governance roles include AgResearch, Kiwi Group Holdings, NZ Post and New Zealand Cricket.   

Susan Huria

CFInstD

Ngāi Tahu, Ngāi Tuahuriri   
  
Susan is the Chair of Leaderbrand, the Gisborne-based privately owned company supplying produce and pre-made salads to supermarkets and export markets. She is Chair of Leaderbrand Future Farms, the 11 ha covered growing house. She is a director of the Royal College of General Practitioners and Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee member. SUSAN is a director of Trust Investments Management Limited and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Susan is also a director of Ospri, the farmer-owned animal disease management agency and a Director of Accessible Properties, the property arm of IHC.  
  
Susan is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors and the National Steering Group for Community Governance Te Ao Māori group. Previous roles include Chair of Ngāi Tahu Property and Veterinary Enterprises and a number of community governance trustee roles.  

Cecilia Tarrant

CFInstD

Cecilia is the Chair of New Zealand Green Investment Finance, a director of Seeka Limited and Payments NZ, a trustee of The University of Auckland Foundation and a member of the University of Auckland Council. She is an active angel investor, and is Chair of the ArcAngels Angel Investment Network and a member of IceAngels.  She is also an Executive-in-Residence at the University of Auckland Business School where, among other things, she leads a women’s mentoring programme.  
  
Cecilia has over 20 years’ experience in international capital markets, banking and finance, having worked first as a finance lawyer in San Francisco and then as an investment banker in New York and London. Cecilia joined the Auckland Branch Committee in 2012 through to 2022.  

Katie Bhreatnach

CMInstD

Katie is an experienced business leader who is passionate about the empowerment and advancement of wahine and Maori. She has a global perspective gleaned from experience studying and working overseas, coupled with a passion and drive for innovating for a strong, successful and sustainable Aotearoa for all of its people.

Her executive career is marked by commercial breadth across diverse sectors including financial services, FMCG, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, and aviation.

An experienced Director and chartered member of the Institute of Directors, Katie’s current directorships include Global Women, AMP Wealth and AMP Services, te Wananga ō Aotearoa, College of Law, Trusts Arena Stadium and Chair of St Marys College in Ponsonby.

Katie has undergraduate degrees in law and arts from the University of Otago, a master’s degree from Trinity College in Dublin, is a graduate of the advanced management programme at global business school INSEAD and is a qualified lawyer in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.

Katie is married and has three daughters Anahera, Atawhai and Kahurangi.

Outside of mahi, Katie is passionate about te reo Maori, spending time in the outdoors, supporting a number of sporting, cultural and community groups, and being a good ancestor.

 

Additional information

Covid-19 precautions

By registering for this event you are confirming that you agree to adhere to our Covid-19 health and safety measures. If you are unwell or have any Covid-19 symptoms please do not attend this event.

Additional requirements

Should you have any particular dietary, mobility, cultural or other requirements, you can let us know on the registration form.

Branch event cancellation policy

Regrettably, registration fees cannot be refunded when cancellations are received within two working days prior to any branch event.

See our standard terms and conditions for more information.

Contact

Litia Brighouse-Fuavao
Diversity Programmes Manager

+64 274 447 371
Litia.Brighouse-Fuavao@iod.org.nz

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