Rob is a professional director and investor with extensive union, public and private sector governance experience, including roles with Te Whatu Ora, Summerset Holdings, SkyCity Entertainment Group Ltd, Tourism Holdings Ltd and WEL Networks.
Rob is currently the Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology, Chair of Ara Ake (New Zealand’s energy innovation centre) and the NZ Rural Land Company.
Rob has previously received both the NZ Shareholders Association Beacon Award and the Deloitte NZ Chair of the Year Award.
Rob was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2019 and is a Distinguished Alumnus of Victoria University graduating with a Masters in the Philosophy of Economics.