Dean Bracewell

Mr Bracewell has experience in the freight and logistics industry, with the majority of his career spent at Freightways Limited (Freightways) where he held a number of senior leadership and Executive roles, including as Managing Director from 1999 to 2017.During his over 30-year career at Freightways he led the business through its initial public offering in 2003 and as it diversified its business and extended its geographical footprint into Australia. Dean is a Director at Property for Industry Limited, Port of Tauranga Limited, NorthPort Group Limited and the Halberg Foundation. He has previously been a Director of Tainui Group Holdings Limited, and the Public Policy think-tank The New Zealand Initiative and its predecessor The Business Roundtable. He is Chair of the Health, Safety & Security Committee and a member of the People & Diversity Committee.