Ms Cairns has over 30 years of experience in governance, strategy, communications, marketing and sales, across financial services and other sectors. She is an Independent Director and Chair, and leads her own business, the advisory consultancy Caribou, which specializes in strategy development, corporate communications, governance, and CEO performance frameworks and evaluation. Monique is currently the Chair of 30 Seconds Group, the Deputy Chair of New Zealand Home Loans, a director of Ingenium, a Board trustee of The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata, and Chair of the Art Committee at the Northern Club. Monique's executive background includes serving as the Head of Retail Sales Development and Customer Experience at the Bank of New Zealand, and the Chief Marketing Officer at GE Capital NZ. Monique is a former director of DEC International, Manukau Institute of Technology, Unitec Institute of Technology, Lotto NZ, and the SPCA. Monique is a member of the Risk Committee.
