Christmas member connect and Emerging Director Award presentation

Overview

We invite you to this evening of networking with the Auckland Branch of the Institute of Directors to enjoy some complimentary drinks and canapés with your fellow IoD members. We will also congratulate Ashlee McCormick, this year’s recipient of the Auckland Branch’s Emerging Director Award and hear from the 2023 awardee, Cath Lomax, on her journey since receiving the award last year.

Cath Lomax

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Cath’s leadership experience spans across diverse sectors, from large financial corporations to entrepreneurial ventures in New Zealand and Europe. 

Cath Lomax is the Chief People and Strategy Officer at Southern Cross Health Society, where she oversees strategy, strategic delivery, leadership and culture, and the overall people experience including Health and Safety. Prior to this role she was the Chief Client Officer at Fisher Funds overseeing advisers and customer services nationwide. 

Cath is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and a board member for Carlaw Heritage Trust. Graduating from the Global Women Breakthrough Leaders program in 2018, Cath, now a Global Women member, is committed to driving positive change for women and girls, focusing on mentorship and promoting women into leadership roles, to create a more prosperous New Zealand.

Ashlee McCormick

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Ashlee is the Donations Programme Manager at The Tindall Foundation, a private family foundation providing donations, social loans and impact investments to organisations and community groups across Aotearoa.  

In her governance roles, Ashlee is the Chair of Heart Kids New Zealand, a national organisation supporting babies, children and adults, and their whānau, who are impacted by congenital heart conditions. She is also a Trustee for The Big Idea, an organisation championing the creative community and supporting creative practitioners to build sustainable creative careers.  

Ashlee’s career has been primarily in corporate sustainability and philanthropy. Her first role was at Spark, where she was part of the team that established the Spark Foundation, before moving on to HSBC and managing their corporate sustainability programme. She’s also spent time in London working at Business in the Community, an NGO founded by HM King Charles III to encourage responsible business, and in advisory at Bureau Veritas verifying sustainability data and greenhouse gas emissions for international corporates. Upon returning to New Zealand in 2017, she spent almost a year at ANZ managing their community giving programme, before joining The Tindall Foundation.  

Ashlee holds a MSc in environment science, BSc (Hons) in geography and an BA in psychology from the University of Auckland.

Additional information

Covid-19 precautions

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Additional requirements

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Contact

Becky Hare
Auckland Branch Manager

+64 27 642 1099
+64 9 905 4804
Becky.Hare@iod.org.nz

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