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2007 Annual Report

Members of the Commission

The Securities Commission consists of not less than five and not more than ten Members appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister of Commerce. Members are appointed for their knowledge or experience in industry, commerce, economics, law, accountancy, public administration or securities. At least one Member must be a barrister or solicitor of not less than seven years’ practice. Members hold office for a term not exceeding five years and may be reappointed.

There was a full complement of Members during the 2006-2007 year. Lloyd Kavanagh resigned on 31 December 2006 after moving to New York. His contribution to the work of the Commission over seven years is greatly appreciated. John Holland was appointed from 1 January 2007 for a five year term.

The Commission held 11 regular monthly meetings (11 in 2005/2006) and 71 division meetings (78). There were an additional 61 resolutions in writing (43). The Audit and Risk Review Committee (Joanna Perry (chair), Cathy Quinn and Keitha Dunstan) met on four occasions (5).

Members of the Commission as at 30 June 2007

Jane Diplock Jane Diplock AO BA (Hons), LL B, DipEd (Sydney), Dip Int Law (ANU), FIPAA, FNZIM. Chairman. Professional: Barrister and Solicitor of the ACT Supreme Court and High Court of Australia; Barrister of the New South Wales Supreme Court; Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration of Australia; Chevening Fellow at London School of Economics; Chairman of the Executive Committee of IOSCO; Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management. Colin Beyer Colin Beyer LL B, DistFInstD. Consultant to Simpson Grierson, Wellington. Professional: Solicitor, Wellington. Mai Chen Mai Chen LL B (Hons) (Otago), LL M (Harvard), FNZIM. Partner of Chen Palmer, Wellington, Barristers and Solicitors, Public Law Specialists Professional: Specialist in government regulation of business, administrative and constitutional law, public policy and legislation. Member of the New Zealand Trade and Industry Beach Heads Advisory Board and the Asia New Zealand Foundation. Formerly on the Advisory Board of AMP Life Limited (NZ) and Senior Law Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington. Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management. Annabel Cotton Annabel Cotton BMS (Accounting and Finance), ACA, CSAP. Business Consultant, Auckland. Professional: Consultant to companies listed in New Zealand and overseas. Directorships: Genesis Power Limited, Kingfish Limited, Barramundi Limited and a number of private companies. Keitha Dunstan Keitha Dunstan PhD (QLD), M Bus (QUT), Grad Dip Mgt (UCQ), B Com (QLD), CA. Research Professor, School of Accounting and Commercial Law, Victoria University of Wellington. Professional: Head of School, School of Accounting and Commercial Law at Victoria University of Wellington.

John Holland John Holland B Com, LL B. Solicitor, Christchurch. Professional: Partner of Chapman Tripp specialising in securities and competition law and mergers and acquisitions. Directorships: Board member of Chapman Tripp. David Jackson David Jackson M Com (Hons), FCA. Company Director, Auckland. Professional: Chartered Accountant; Member of the Executive Board of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. Directorships: Pumpkin Patch Limited, MediaWorks NZ Limited, The New Zealand Refining Company Limited and Nuplex Industries Limited. Joanna Perry Joanna Perry MA (Cantab), FCA (ICANZ), FCA (ICAEW). Chartered Accountant and Company Director, Auckland. Professional: Chairman of the Financial Reporting Standards Board of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants; Member of the Australian Accounting Standards Board; previously partner of KPMG. Directorships: PSIS, Genesis Power Limited, Kiwi Income Property Limited, Pod Limited. Cathy Quinn Cathy Quinn LL B. Solicitor, Auckland. Professional: Partner of Minter Ellison Rudd Watts specialising in corporate and securities law. Neville Todd Neville Todd B Com (Otago). Company director, Wellington. Professional: Managing Director of Kinloch Funds Management Limited. Directorship: Kinloch Funds Management Limited and its subsidiaries.