Board of Directors

Sir Selwyn Cushing
KNZM, CMG, FCA. Chairman
Sir Selwyn Cushing was appointed as Chairman during December 2007, following the retirement of Keith Smith who had been Chairman since the Company listed on the NZSX in June 2002.

Sir Selwyn has had a varied and broad-ranging career with many of New Zealand’s highest-profile companies, including the Chairmanship of Air New Zealand, Brierley Investments, Carter Holt Harvey, Electricity Corporation, Huttons Kiwi, and Whitcoulls Group. He was also a Director of Skellerup Industries Limited (the original Skellerup listed company) in the 1980s.

He has also served as a government-appointed member of the Securities Commission and the NZ Apple and Pear Marketing Board. His other current Directorships include NZ Rural Property Trust, PGG Wrightson, and Rural Equities.

Elizabeth Coutts
B.MS., C.A. Director
A former Chief Executive of Caxton Group, Liz is Chairman of listed company Life Pharmacy Limited and a director of EBOS Group Limited. She is also Chairman of the Audit, Risk and Finance Committee of the Ministry of Health; external Monetary Policy Advisor to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; and a member of the University of Waikato Management Studies Advisory Board.

Liz was previously Chairman of Meritec Group Limited and Industrial Research Limited; Deputy Chairman of the Public Trust; and a Commissioner of both the Commerce Commission and the Earthquake Commission.

She has been a Director of the Health Funding Authority, PHARMAC; Air New Zealand Limited; New Zealand Tennis Incorporated; Sport & Recreation NZ; and Trust Bank New Zealand. She has also been a member of the Financial Reporting Standards Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand.

David Mair
B.E. MBA. Director
David’s background of international operations management experience provides an excellent fit with the Company’s expansion of manufacturing capability and market penetration particularly in Asia.

David is Chairman of Stainless Design Limited and a Director of High Modulus International Limited. He is a former Executive Director of Interlock Group and was a Vice President of Asia Pacific Operations and an Operational Council Member of ASSA ABLOY (Sweden).

Ian brings to the Board an extensive engineering background.  He has considerable experience in strategic planning, global business development and corporate governance. Ian is currently the Chairman of Babcock Fitzroy Limited and a director of Auckland Transport Limited and Construction Techniques Limited. He is also a Councillor and Pro-Chancellor of the University of Auckland. Ian was previously Managing Director of consulting engineering firm Worley Group Limited (now AECOM) and regional development Director for AECOM.

His previous directorships include Industrial Research Limited and Deputy Chairmanship of Watercare Services Limited. Ian has a Ph.D. in engineering. He is a Past-President of the Institution of Professional Engineers of NZ.