MAYFIELD GOVERNANCE PROGRAMMES

FACILITATORS, CONTRIBUTORS & COACHES

JANINE SMITH

MNZM. BCOM, MPHIL (HONS1ST CLASS), PRINCIPAL, THE BOARDROOM PRACTICE

Janine is Mayfield's lead workshop facilitator.

Janine has been a company director for over 20 years. She is a founding principal of The Boardroom Practice Limited (TBPL). TBPL specialises in boardroom practice, organisational development, and change issues for boards and management.

She is chair of REANNZ (Advanced Research Education Network). She is the only independent member of Fonterra’s Governance Development Committee and a council member of AUT. Janine is President of the London Business School alumni Auckland chapter and a well-known judge of business awards. She is a member of ArcAngels and Global Women.

Janine has held a number of non-executive independent board positions as director and chair in public listed companies, state-owned enterprises, private companies and with companies in the arts and education sectors. She was a member of the screening panel for Crown directors for over 10 years. Janine held executive director positions with Telecom Directories and Arnott’s NZ, where she was the GM/ CEO.

In 2010, Janine completed a Master of Philosophy (research only) on effective boards from Inside the Boardroom. This study was one of the first of its kind in the world. She received an MNZM for services to corporate governance in the 2015 New Year’s Honours List.

DAVID TWEED

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, MASSEY UNIVERSITY

David is Mayfield's lead online facilitator.

David is an educator, director and strategist. He is a workshop contributor and facilitates the monthly Zoom case study calls.

David has designed, directed, and delivered many governance development programmes over the past decade. This includes integrated and substantial programmes, one of which is firmly located in the cooperative sector. Another of David’s programmes required the design and delivery of multiple governance master classes for the boards of many state owned enterprises.

David is a graduate of the London Business School and completed the LBS Senior Executive Programme after six years of senior management experience.

David enjoys working with directors at any level of governance competence. He supports the development of emerging directors through to coaching and extending those with more experience. He is currently the programme director of Fonterra’s Governance Development Programme.

David has served in many governance roles over more than 25 years, mostly in NFPs. He is currently board chair for a private company and on the board of a trading trust employing more than 300 staff.

David Tweed, facilitator at Mayfield Group

WORKSHOP CONTRIBUTORS

ALISON POSA

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTOR
Alison is a company director on the boards of AsureQuality and City Forests. She is a member of the Audit Advisory Board of PwC and Chair of the Risk Committee at AsureQuality.
Alison worked in finance and strategy for multinational companies. Her previous roles include CFO for Australia/NZ for Kraft Foods, and five years with Mondelez International in Dubai and Singapore.
Alison has a first-class honours degree in business management from the University of Waikato. She is a chartered accountant and a chartered member of the Institute of Directors.
GREG LAZARRO

PRINCIPAL, LAZZARO ADVISORY
Greg has over 25 years’ experience in executive and operational leadership in health, safety and the environment.
He has led global health and safety initiatives in sectors including oil and gas, plastics manufacturing, FMCG, retail, services industry, food production and primary industries.
Greg worked at Fonterra, where his portfolio included health, safety and wellbeing, road safety, sustainability and crisis response.
Greg was General Manager of Safety, Health & Environment for Waka Kotahi, NZ Transport Agency, reporting directly to CEO Nicole Rosie.
SARAH WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR, LEADING CULTURE
As a culture, change and leadership development specialist, Sarah’s extensive international consulting career has led to her working with clients in the finance, manufacturing, education, retail, construction, primary industry, government, NFP, health, travel, hospitality and fashion sectors.
In addition to holding a Bachelor of Business in Management and Finance, she is also Certified in Conversational Intelligence®, an accredited Coaching Clinic® facilitator and contributor to the book “Options: Perception and Deception”.
CHRIS BARGERY

CORPORATE PARTNER AT ANDERSON LLOYD.
Chris advises on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions and equity investments. His clients include private equity firms, domestic and international corporates and a broad range of private business owners.
In 2014, Chris established the Anderson Lloyd Auckland office with two other partners which has now grown to six partners and more than 15 other lawyers.
Chris is a member of the Anderson Lloyd board and is recognised as a leading New Zealand lawyer in a number of international directories.

WORKSHOP COACHES

JO CLAYTON

COACH & DIRECTOR, ACUMEN
Jo provides individual and team coaching for board management teams. She helps clients address business capability and capacity issues. She ensures the right mechanisms are in place to enable management to implement plans and meet board monitoring requirements.
Jo has been the Director of Leadership Development Programme at The Icehouse for nearly 15 years.
Jo holds a number of board roles, and provides advice to companies in the early stages of formalising their governance structures and forming an advisory board.
MARK HEER

PRINCIPAL, 8 POINT COMPASS
Mark has 30 years’ experience in rural and corporate banking, manufacturing, wholesale and retail SMEs.
Since 2017, Mark has presumed a career as a professional independent director.
Mark holds a number of governance roles including board and advisory board chair roles across the agriculture and horticulture sectors. His governance involvement extends to industry good initiatives.
Notably, he is currently Chair of the ASB MAGS Farm Advisory Group and a Trustee for Dairy Women’s Network.
PETER WITHERS

INDEPENDENT ADVISOR STRATEGY, COACHING
Peter is an independent strategist, executive coach, business lecturer and business/community mentor.
He teaches strategy and international business in the Massey University Executive MBA programme. He provides coaching input for other co-op governance development programmes and community mentoring for Tauranga non-profits.
As a strategy facilitator, he has worked internationally with business, tertiary education, and non-profit entities. He previously worked in trade policy negotiation and trade promotion experience as a New Zealand diplomat.