NZX Appoints Victoria Newman as New Future Director

According to the official statement from the NZX Board, NZX has named Victoria Newman as the next Future Director, effective from 1st July 2021.

Victoria will take over from Hayley Buckley, who departs from the company on 30th June. Victoria has broad-based professional services experience, including senior strategy and professional development roles with McKinsey & Co, three years as Principal of Virgin Green Fund focused on private equity investment in the clean-tech sectors in North America and Europe. She was recently Head of New Ventures and Transformation Lead for Noel Leeming at The Warehouse Group.

Newman brings a wealth of diverse private and public-sector experience from Australia, New Zealand, and even the UK. She specialises in business strategy, which is reinforced by a strong background in finance. Victoria Newman has spoken about her excitement of starting her new role at NZX, where she will work as Future Director for 2021/2022.

Commenting on the appointment, James Miller, NZX Chair, said: “We see our participation and support for the Future Directors Programme, alongside other leading Kiwi companies, as important to growing the size and depth of the pool of directors we have available in New Zealand.”

Talking about the new role, Victoria Newman said: “NZX is one of our precious NZ institutions and faces a unique set of pressures and opportunities. I feel very lucky to have the chance to come on board and participate in shaping its future.”