Kathryn Kate Mitchell

Ms Mitchell is Chair of the Risk Management Committee. Kate has governance experience as a director of both private and public companies. She is also experienced in the areas of financial risk management, structured financing and investments. Kate is currently Chair of Link Engine Management. She is also a director of Heartland Group Holdings, where she chairs the Sustainability Committee, Christchurch International Airport, where she chairs the Property and Infrastructure Committee, and Zentera (formerly The New Zealand Merino Company). Prior to moving to New Zealand in 2014, Kate's executive career spanned over 20 years in investment banking in London, which included senior leadership roles in the Global Markets division within investment banks including Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch.