Directors
Rob is a highly respected figure in corporate New Zealand and is a champion of Maori business development. He is the only Te Ohu Kaimoana director to sit on both the board of Te Ohu and Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (AFL).
He has an indepth knowledge of the AFL businesses and the operations of Te Ohu as a former Commissioner of the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission He is currently Chair of the New Zealand Business Roundtable and a director of ANZ National Bank Limited, Gullivers Pacific Limited, SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited, Tainui Group Holdings Limited and Telecom New Zealand Limited. He is also a former Chair of Ernst & Young.
Rob is considered one of the country's top tax experts, and is qualified in law as well as commerce. He was part of the 1994 Inland Revenue Department's Organisational Review, and also chaired the 2001 Government Tax Review.
He was involved in the organisation of the Maori Economic Summit (Hui Taumata 2005) and is currently compiling a book on Maori leadership.
Craig Ellison probably knows more about the operations of the companies sitting under AFL and the fishing industry than any other Director. He was a Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commissioner for more than a decade, and he has been the Deputy Chairperson since 2000.
Craig is a former Chairman of Moana Pacific and Prepared Foods. He has an active involvement in a range of fishing industry groups. This includes being an Alternate Director of the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council and a former President of the Fishing Industry Association.
Craig Norgate has 15 years' experience as a leader in the New Zealand dairy industry. He was CEO of Fonterra at its formation in 2001 to 2003. He has also been a Director of the New Zealand Dairy Board, a Director of Mainland Products and the CEO of Kiwi Co-operative Dairies.
Craig has recently been in the news for acquiring a controlling share in Wrightson - the country's biggest rural supplies firm and wool broker. He has established credentials in both the export area and the rationalisation of large businesses, which are matters of considerable interest to AFL
Matanuku is a partner in Kahui Legal. He has a strong background in commercial law and an intimate knowledge of the Maori fisheries settlement, including the subsequent litigation that occurred over the allocation of Maori fisheries assets.
He has extensive experience representing tribes in Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlement negotiations. He is currently the President of the Maaori Lawyers Association and is often asked to comment on Maaori legal issues
Keith is a Director of Sutton McCarthy Ltd, which provides strategic, financial, and treasury advice to corporates, SOEs, multinationals, and other clients.
He is a Director of Sealord and a former Chairman of the New Zealand Futures Exchange Ltd. He has a very successful background in the areas of investment banking and corporate finance, both in New Zealand and overseas.
