Meet our board

The NZ Post Board of Directors is responsible for the overall direction objectives and strategies of the group.

Carol Campbell NZ Post board member
Carol Campbell NZ Post board member

Carol Campbell, BCom, CA

Chair

Carol Campbell brings 30 years of financial experience with a background as a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Carol has extensive financial experience and a sound understanding of efficient Board governance. Carol holds a number of directorships across a broad spectrum of companies, including T&G Global, NZME, NPT and the Fisher Listed Investment companies – Kingfish, Barramundi and Marlin Global where she is also Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Carol also holds a number of private company directorships.

Carol was a Director of The Business Advisory Group for 11 years a chartered accountancy practice, and prior to that a partner at Ernst & Young for over 25 years.

Richie Smith NZ Post board member
Richie Smith NZ Post board member

Richie Smith, MBA

Director

Richie Smith brings with him over 20 years of national and international executive leadership roles with an extensive background in change management, agriculture and logistics. Richie has had significant experience as a Chief Executive in a range of industry sectors before focusing on governance roles.

He currently holds chairmanship and directorship roles in a number of companies including Hilton Haulage Transport Group, Tapex Group PTY, Ngai Tahu Farming and a number of private entities. He is also Chairman of the United Fire Brigades Association of New Zealand.

Richie has held previous directorship positions in the dairy, agriculture, telecommunications, technology and tourism sectors. He was also a Ministerial appointment to a District Health Board.

Nagaja Sanatkumar NZ Post board member
Nagaja Sanatkumar NZ Post board member

Nagaja Sanatkumar, B.Tech, MBA, MInsD

Director

Nagaja Sanatkumar joined the NZ Post board in March 2019. An experienced general manager, Nagaja has worked across a variety of sectors and corporate structures where she has developed expertise in strategy, digital technology, customer-led innovation, and profitable growth. She has worked in senior leadership roles with large-scale commercial and technology companies and pioneering retail brands including Amazon, Expedia, and Icebreaker. 

Nagaja moved to New Zealand from the USA in 2015, has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, an MBA from the University of Washington (Seattle), and a Masters in Sustainable Development (Economics) from Massey University. Nagaja serves on the boards of several New Zealand businesses including Meridian Energy, Southern Cross and Foodstuffs North Island.

Simon Clarke, LLB/BA

Director

Simon is an experienced director, senior executive (CEO, CIO, GM) and commercial lawyer. His current other governance roles include Non-Executive Chair of Priority One (Western BOP Economic Development Agency), Non-Executive Chair of Bay Venues Limited (Tauranga’s largest Council Controlled Organisation) and a Non-Executive Director of Aurora Energy (Dunedin based electricity distribution business).

Prior to taking up a governance career, Simon had a number of senior executive leadership roles in the NZ utilities sector.

Simon has an LLB/BA from the University of Otago and has completed the Advanced Management Programme at the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton Business School). He is a Chartered Member of the NZ Institute of Directors.

Paul Cochrane

Director

Paul was has a broad and varied background including leading the New Zealand Public Service Association (NZPSA), legal practice and leadership and governance consultancy. His governance experience includes the boards of Transpower NZ Ltd, NZ Football and the NZPSA. Paul is currently a member of the board of AsureQuality NZ Ltd and Fédération Internationale de Foot-ball Association’s (FIFA) Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee and its Human Rights sub-committee.

Paul was educated at Viard College in Porirua and graduated with a law degree from Victoria University of Wellington. He lives in Waipu, Northland after spending much of the previous 50 years in Wellington.

Bruce Wattie, BCA, FCA

Director

Bruce has 40 years’ experience providing financial advice to private and public sector entities. He was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for 25 years. He retired from PwC in 2017 but continues to work with a diverse range of companies and organisations. Bruce is a director of KiwiRail Holdings Limited and is chair of its Risk, Assurance and Audit Committee. He is also a director of New Zealand Institute of Economic Research and chairs its Audit and Risk Committee.

Bruce's technical specialisations include large-scale infrastructure procurement processes, infrastructure financing, financial analysis, capital structuring, business case development, economic regulation, business and share valuations, and cost of capital. He provides general business, commercial and financial advice to boards of directors, other governing bodies and management.

Bruce holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration in Economics and Accounting from Victoria University of Wellington and completed the International Business Programme at Harvard Business School, Boston, USA. He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

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Reuben Casey, BCom/BA, CA, CMInstD

Director

Reuben has over 20 years’ experience in senior executive roles, largely in consumer facing organisations (CEO, COO, CFO, GM), is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and a member of the Chartered Accountants Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Currently COO | Deputy CEO of Craigmore Sustainables, an agribusiness investment company with over $1bn assets under management. Prior to this Reuben was CEO of Kathmandu, having previously served as COO and CFO. He has also held senior financial roles at Taylormade-adidas golf EMEA and Meridian Energy after starting his career with KPMG.

A people focused leader committed to lifelong learning Reuben has completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD business school as part of gaining a Certificate in Global Management and has a commerce and arts degree from Canterbury University.