Ms Anne Blackburn

Anne Blackburn has a background in banking, governance and strategic advice. In the mid 1990’s she returned to New Zealand after fifteen years working in international investment banks in New York and London.

Concurrently with senior positions in Corporate & Institutional Banking in BNZ, including Head of Capital Markets and Business Risk Manager, she took up a number of commercial Board appointments. These include AgResearch (1999 - 2005) and Meridian Energy (2004 – 2010), Wellington Regional Holdings (2002 – 2011), TVNZ (2006 – 2012), and currently TSB Bank, Fidelity Life, Eastland Group, Auckland Council Property Limited, RDNS NZ Limited, New Zealand Venture Investment Fund, , UNITEC and Forsyth Barr. On these Boards she holds a number of committee positions in Audit and Risk, and in Remuneration and Human Resources.

Anne is also an experienced Director/Trustee in the not for profit sector, being Chair of the Centre for Clinical Research and effective practice, Chair of The Royal New Zealand Ballet and on the Boards of Footnote Dance Company and the Chinese Language Foundation.

Through 2006 and 2007 she was a contract executive consulting to a significant Maori incorporation on the operational management of businesses within their investment portfolio and on the refinement of their investment policy and strategy.

Anne's experience is strong in the financial and innovation sectors and her governance interests focus on capital structure, parent/subsidiary relationships and remuneration practice, specialising in treasury and HR.