Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd
Rob McLeod(alternate)
Ngāti Porou
Rob is a highly respected figure in corporate New Zealand and is a champion of Māori business development. He is the only Te Ohu Kaimoana director to sit on both the board of Te Ohu and Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (AFL).
He has an indepth knowledge of the AFL businesses and the operations of Te Ohu as a former Commissioner of the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission He is currently Chair of the New Zealand Business Roundtable and a director of ANZ National Bank Limited, Gullivers Pacific Limited, SKYCITY Entertainment Group Limited, Tainui Group Holdings Limited and Telecom New Zealand Limited. He is also a former Chair of Ernst & Young.
Rob is considered one of the country’s top tax experts, and is qualified in law as well as commerce. He was part of the 1994 Inland Revenue Department’s Organisational Review, and also chaired the 2001 Government Tax Review.
He was involved in the organisation of the Māori Economic Summit (Hui Taumata 2005) and is currently compiling a book on Māori leadership.