Andrew Harmos

Andrew Harmos is one of the founding directors of Harmos Horton Lusk Limited, an Auckland-based specialist corporate legal advisory firm. Andrew was formerly a senior partner of Russell McVeagh, which he left in 2002 after 21 years with that firm. He specialises in takeover advice and structuring, securities offerings, company and asset acquisitions and disposals, strategic and board corporate legal advice. He was appointed a director of NZX in 2002, and prior to that has held a number of other listed company directorships. He is currently a director of ASX listed Westfield Retail Trust, Elevation Capital Management Limited, a fund manager, and Pascaro Investments Limited, a rural focused investment company. He is a trustee the McCahon House Trust, a trust that was established to restore and preserve artist Colin McCahon’s house in French Bay, Auckland and to establish a residency for artists in his honour. He is also a trustee of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.

Rod Drury

Rod Drury is CEO and founder of NZX-listed company Xero, an online accounting solution for small businesses. One of New Zealand’s leading technology entrepreneurs, Rod is a member of the New Zealand Hi-Tech Hall of Fame, NZ Hi-Tech Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006 and 2007, World Class New Zealander for ICT in 2008, an Honorary Fellow of the NZ Computer Society and is a member of Victoria University of Wellington Facility of Commerce Advisory Board.

Rod was a Director of TradeMe when it was sold to Fairfax Media.

James Bruce Miller

James is a director of Vector and Auckland International Airport. He is also a director and chairman of listed investment companies, Barramundi Limited, Kingfish Limited and Marlin Global Limited.

He was previously on the ABN AMRO Securities Board, INFINZ Board, and Financial Reporting Standards Board. He has recently retired as a Director and Head of NZ Wholesale Equities with Craigs Investment Partners in Auckland. James’ relevant prior roles were Head of Equities at ABN AMRO; Head of Research at ABN AMRO and as a Research Analyst focusing on energy and infrastructure sectors with Barclays de Zoete Wedde (BZW). As such, he brings 15 years experience in capital markets.

James is a Board member of the newly created Financial Markets Authority and a fellow of the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand Inc. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand, a Certified Securities Analyst Professional and an accredited Director of the Institute of Directors in NZ Inc.

James is a qualified chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Otago University and is a graduate of The Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School (USA).

Christopher John David Moller

Chris Moller was appointed to the NZX Board on 14 May 2008 and was Chief Executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) until December 2007. During his time with the NZRU he jointly led New Zealand’s successful bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He remains a director of Rugby New Zealand 2011 Limited, the joint venture between the New Zealand Government and the NZRU responsible for organising the 2011 tournament. Chris was appointed CEO of the NZRU following a long career in the dairy industry, finishing as Deputy Chief Executive of Fonterra. Prior to that, Chris held a number of senior posts with the then New Zealand Dairy Board and in the finance and banking sectors, including being global CFO of the New Zealand Dairy Board for a number of years. Currently Chris is Chairman of Meridian Energy Limited and New Zealand Transport Agency. He is also a Director of Westpac New Zealand Limited, SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited and Rugby New Zealand 2011 Limited.

Neil Paviour-Smith

Neil Paviour-Smith has been a Director of NZX since its formation in 2002 following demutualisation of the New Zealand Stock Exchange.  He is Chair of the NZX Audit and Financial Risk Committee.

Neil is Managing Director of Forsyth Barr Limited, a nationwide sharebroking and investment management firm, and a director of various related companies.  He is also a Director of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Inc.  Neil has over 20 years experience in the New Zealand securities industry including prior roles as Head of Research at National Mutual Funds Management and Equities Manager at Westpac Investment Management.

Neil is an NZX Advisor, a Fellow of the Institute of Finance Professionals NZ Inc (INFINZ) and was Chairman of the NZ Society of Investment Analysts 1999-2001. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Institute of Directors, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries NZ and the CFA Institute, and is an accredited Master Stockbroker of the Stockbrokers Association of Australia.

Mark Rhys Weldon

Mark is the Chief Executive of NZX. Mark graduated from Auckland University with a Masters degree in Economics (First Class Honours), a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Arts. Mark then studied at the Columbia University School of Law in New York, graduating in 1997 with a Juris Doctorate and a Diploma in International Law. Mark joined leading New York law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as an attorney, then went on to work at the New York office of McKinsey & Company, where he specialised in stock exchanges, asset management and wholesale banking. Mark is also on the board of High Performance Sport New Zealand and Canterbury Grasslands Limited, a New Zealand dairy farm.

Alison Gerry

Alison has over 20 years' experience working in finance and treasury for both corporates and for financial institutions such as Macquarie and HSBC. From 1999 to 2005, Alison was Group Treasurer for Lion Nathan, based in Sydney. Prior to that, she worked for various financial institutions in Sydney, Hong Kong, Tokyo and London, primarily in trading, finance and risk roles. In addition, Alison worked in 2006 and 2007 as part of a three-person team to establish The Rice Fund – a charitable organisation set up by the Hedge Fund Industry in Asia, focusing on children and education.

Alison was a visiting fellow at the Applied Finance Centre of Macquarie University for 12 years until 2011, during which time she also undertook various strategic treasury consultancy projects for New Zealand and Australian based corporates. Alison is also a Director of Kiwibank, TVNZ, Queenstown Airport Corporation and Pioneer Generation.

Abigail Wills

Abigail Wills is the Company Secretary of NZX.