Bella Takiari-Brame is a chartered accountant with over 16 years’ global experience in strategic financial roles. Ms Brame is currently a member of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Council, an independent member of the Group Audit and Risk Committee of Waikato Tainui, a trustee of the Māniapoto Māori Trust Board, Māngai Māori representative for the finance committee of the Hamilton City Council and was previously a Member of Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited’s Audit and Risk Committee and a Director on Te Ohu’s Portfolio Management Services Limited. Ms Takiari-Brame’s term begins on 8 July 2019.