Chair

Ngāti Rārua, Rangitāne, Ngāti Kuia

Jeremy is Deputy Chair on the Wakatū Board and is a previous Associate Director of Wakatū. He is also Chair of Te Pae Pūoro (our Business Technology Steering Committee) and is a director on Te Pae Manatū (our Cultural Board). Jeremy brings significant experience in both software and Māori governance sectors, locally and globally.

Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Rārua

Johnny is a previous Associate Director of Wakatū. He sits on the Audit & Risk and Human Resources Committees, and is a Director on the Kono Board. Johnny was previously the CEO of an international consulting company for 12 years working in Asia, the Middle East-GCC, Pacific and North America for the World Bank & Asian Development Bank on social infrastructure and human capital development major programmes. After working for the Treasury Department Johnny worked for the Foreign Affairs and Trade, and was GM International for NZQA.  

He now sits on the governance board for AgResearch’s National Science Challenge – Our Land and Water (OLW) which aims to enhance New Zealand's primary sector economic contributions while improving our environment. Johnny’s professional qualifications include a Masters in Education Research (with distinction).  He lives in Wellington and is Chief Executive of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand.

Jo has a background in leadership across a range of primary sectors including agribusiness, wine, food and beverage manufacturing and fast-moving consumer goods. She has worked for privately-owned businesses, small and medium-sized enterprises and global multinationals based in Aotearoa, and has extensive offshore experience in Australia, South Africa, Europe and Asia.

Passionate about the primary food and fibre sectors in Aotearoa, Jo has considerable strategic and commercial marketing experience supporting businesses achieve sustainable value through her expertise supporting company purpose and values development, consumer insight, innovation and branding.

Alongside her consulting and mentoring roles Jo is an independent director on the Pamu (Landcorp Farming Ltd) board, and has been an independent director on the AUT Ventures board.

Ngāi Tahu

Meg has over two decades of working in executive roles within high profile New Zealand companies, with a strong background and experience across marketing, finance, organisational strategy and human resources, along with regional economic development.

Meg’s current governance roles include Chair of the Cawthron Institute, Port Nelson, Nelson Regional Development Agency, Mevo Ltd and a director on the TVNZ board. She has been Chief Executive of World of Wearable Art and has held various management positions at Air New Zealand.

Bob is a Special Advisor / Kaumātua on Te Pae Tauhokohoko (commercial board).

Bob is a former long-standing Wakatū Board Director, and former Company Secretary. He is based in Nelson and holds a number of professional directorships.