AGM with Ross Buckley, IoD Board Chair on key issues for directors

AGM

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Speaker(s): Ross Buckley
Date: 5:00pm — 7:00pm, 12 March 2024
Venue: Sharp Tudhope Lawyers
Location: Level 4, 152 Devonport Road, Tauranga
Price members: $35.00 incl GST
Price non-members: $50.00 incl GST

Overview

The 15th Annual General Meeting of the Bay of Plenty Branch of the Institute of Directors will be held at the beginning of the evening and include the election of branch committee members for 2024. To view the AGM agenda

Following our AGM, we are delighted to have Ross Buckley as our guest speaker. Ross is the recently appointed Chair of the National Board of the IoD following two years as Chair of the IoD Auckland Branch.

After a career at KPMG Ross has successfully transitioned into governance roles including a major financial institution, two listed property companies and also chairs a privately owned food logistics company. Ross is passionate about the role of both governance and education in contributing to New Zealand’s prosperity and gives back through his roles on the IOD and the Massey University Council.

Ross will share what is on his mind as a director in 2024 and some of the recent developments and trends impacting Directors. Ross will also provide an update on the strategic priorities for the IOD in NZ.

Ross Buckley

Chair of the National Board of the IoD

Ross Buckley CMInstD began his professional governance career in October 2020 after retiring from KPMG, where he was executive chair of the New Zealand firm from 2011 to 2020. Ross joined KPMG in Wellington in 1983 and held a variety of roles in New Zealand and overseas including serving as a board member of KPMG Asia Pacific and a member of KPMG’s Global Council.

Ross is an independent board director of ASB Bank, he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of ASB’s Appointment and Remuneration, and Risk Committees. He is also the independent chair of Service Foods and a member of Massey University’s Council. Ross is an independent director at Investore Property Limited and independent director at Stride Property Group and chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. Ross is also a member of the Audit Oversight Committee at Financial Markets Authority.

Ross has a BBS (Massey University) and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and Fellow Certified Practising Accountant (FCPA). Ross is a Chartered Member of the IoD and on the Auckland branch committee.

Additional information

Covid-19 precautions

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