Melissa Anastasiou

Ms Anastasiou is currently General Counsel for Spark New Zealand Limited where she is responsible for oversight of the legal and compliance functions, providing Spark with strategic legal and commercial guidance, ensuring the business acts lawfully and with the utmost integrity. Ms Anastasiou joined Spark in 2009 and undertook a number of legal roles across the organisation before being appointed as Group General Counsel in 2012 and to the Spark Leadership Squad on 1 July 2018. Ms Anastasiou has held a range of responsibilities during her time at Spark, including as the Executive Sponsor for Spark's Wholesale business and currently, as a director on a number of Spark subsidiary boards (including Spark New Zealand Trading Limited and Spark Finance Limited (NZX Listed Issuer)) and of Connexa Limited. She has also played a pivotal role in leading Spark's diversity and inclusion programme. Prior to joining Spark, Ms Anastasiou spent a number of years as a Senior Legal Counsel for UK mobile provider Telefonica O2. She also has extensive experience working for leading corporate law firms in Auckland and the UK.