Governance Bites
Mark Banicevich interviews a series of experts about governance, including company directors, lawyers, executive managers, and governance consultants. He asks a range of questions, with some different questions for each interviewee, and some common questions about the nature of governance, for-profit compared to not-for-profit, and New Zealand governance compared to foreign approaches.
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Melanie Purdey is an experienced CEO with extensive experience across the financial services industry. She is presently Head of Governance at Compliance Refinery, and (among other things) helps principals of financial advice businesses understand good business governance through training, sitting on advisory boards, and compliance reviews.
Mark Banicevich asks Melanie about governance for small businesse...
Don Allerston is an experienced executive manager with a strong background in life insurance from New Zealand and the United Kingdom. He is particularly focused on the customer experience, marketing and strategy.
Mark Banicevich asks Don about the tension between governance and innovation - particularly the need for businesses to innovate to remain relevant, while boards of directors are incentivised to b...
Kendall Flutey is founder and Co-Chief Executive of the amazing social purpose business Banqer (banqer.co), which teaches financial literacy by running classrooms as virtual economies. Kendall was Young New Zealander of the Year in 2019, and she now sits on boards including the Financial Markets Authority and the Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman.
Mark Banicevich asks Kendall about her experie...
Richard Klipin is the Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Council in New Zealand, a not-for-profit organisation with over 100 members, including banks, life and health insurers, fund managers, and law and accounting firms. He has over 15 years experience as a Chief Executive Officer, governance experience on or chairing boards for sports organisations and schools, and experience as an executive ...
Scott Duncan is Managing Director at Aspire Executive Search, a boutique executive search firm that helps organisations appoint exceptional leaders. Scott helps organisations find and engage Chief Executives, C-suite executives, and directors.
Mark Banicevich asks Scott about the role of the Chief Executive, and what he looks for when he seeks one for an entity. He asks what skills and experience a CEO s...
Adam Hunt is an experienced executive and director, with experience in both the public and private sectors. He has held executive positions at the NZ Inland Revenue Department and Financial Markets Authority. Presently he contracts to the International Monetary Fund advising countries on their tax policy. He also sits on or chairs various Boards of Directors.
Mark Banicevich asks Adam about governance, b...
Dauniika Puklowski is a professional company secretary, and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors, with her own business called Board Administration Services Ltd. She is company secretary for NZ Health Group, Unitec and Auckland Grammar School. She also has experience as a director.
Mark Banicevich asks Dauniika about the process of running a board of directors, how to turn an ineffective boar...
Dennis Murray is an experienced tech entrepreneur and director, with a background in the legal sector. He is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Dacreed. Earlier in his career, while consulting to Lexus Nexus, he wrote governance material for their clients. Prior to that, he managed a team writing law reference books for lawyers at CCH.
Mark Banicevich asks Dennis about governance and the role of the...
Steve Burgess is a founder and managing director of Compliance Refinery, a compliance company that helps financial services firms understand and meet their legal and regulatory obligations through education, and compliance testing services. Steve is also a member of numerous advisory boards.
Mark Banicevich asks Steve about policies, processes and controls - what they are, and how they help a company ope...
Kevin McCaffrey has a long history in governance, including a Masters Degree in the subject. He has been a partner and director in major global consulting firms (including Price Waterhouse and Ernst & Young), and is now a governance consultant. Among other things, he teaches strategy and governance for the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
Mark Banicevich asks Kevin about governance and the role of...
Karty Mayne is a risk and compliance expert, and founder and director of Rosewill Consulting. She has a background in risk management in compliance from the trustee sector in financial services, and the Financial Markets Authority (New Zealand's financial services regulator). She is an independent director on a few boards. Her company assists financial services firms to create, implement and run complian...
Kirsty Campbell is a professional director, who currently sits on six professional boards (including insurance companies, one of New Zealand's largest mortgage advice firms, a fund manager, a trustee company, and an engineering firm. Kirsty started her career as a lawyer, spent eight years at NZ's largest bank, and lead the supervision team at the Financial Markets Authority between 2012 and 2015. <...
Tracey Cross is a former partner in a major NZ law firm. She now has a portfolio of roles, including teaching governance, and sitting on a number of for-profit and not-for profit boards.
Mark Banicevich asks Tracey about the board agenda, and information required for board meetings (and when it should be available to directors). He also asks about governance generally, how for-profit governance differs f...
David Ireland is a Partner at international law firm Dentons Kensington Swan, advising boards and management at banks, insurers and other financial institutions. He is also an experienced director for both for-profit and not-for-profit entities.
Mark Banicevich asks David about his experience in sports governance - the difference between governance and management, and the particular challenges that arise...
David Greenslade is an experienced director, and founder of education and compliance firm Strategi. Strategi's courses include training for financial advisers, company directors, and compliance officers. David is also Chair of the NZ Defence Force Charitable Trust, and on boards and advisory boards of several companies.
Mark Banicevich asks David about the importance of initial and ongoing training ...
Tony Arthur is an experience Executive Manager, with past roles leading distribution at a major NZ bank, and a major NZ life and health insurer. He also has experience in biotech and agricultural businesses.
Mark Banicevich asks Tony about reporting to a board of directors by executive management, the frequency of board meetings and board reporting, and the nature of board reporting. He also asks about g...
Sam Stubbs is an experienced CEO of both for-profit and not-for-profit companies. He founded not-for-profit fund manager Simplicity, and in the past five years, its funds under management have increased from $500 million to over $5 billion!
Mark Banicevich asks Sam about the process of creating a board of directors for a new company, and what it should achieve in its first twelve months. He also asks abo...
Tony Dench is a director on a porfolio of for-profit and not-for-profit (or "for purpose") boards. He was an executive manager at one of NZ's major banks, before a role as Chief Executive Officer of a large financial advice aggregator.
Mark Banicevich asks Tony about the relationship between the Chief Executive Officer and the Chair of the Board, management reporting, and how governance di...
Henry Lynch is founder and director of Faraday, a company that creates and runs advisory boards for companies. He is presently chair or board member of a dozen boards, drawing expertise into those boards as required by current strategic objectives.
Mark Banicevich asks Henry about forming a board, the role of the chair, board charters, and the relationship between chair and Chief Executive Officer. He als...
Stewart Taylor is an experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He is presently CFO of Partners Life, a major New Zealand life and health insurer. Previously, Stewart was CFO of NZ's largest bank, and Managing Director of NZ's largest fund manager.
Mark Banicevich asks Stewart about the importance of financial information for the board, its currency and content. He also asks about governance ge...
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