Jane Taylor (lawyer)

Jane Taylor
Chair of New Zealand Post
Preceded by Michael Cullen
Assumed office
1 November 2016
Chair of Predator Free 2050
Assumed office
30 November 2016
Preceded by Position Established
Personal details
Spouse(s) Mark Taylor
Profession Professional Director

Jane Taylor is a former barrister based in Queenstown, New Zealand who is now serving as the Chair of New Zealand Post.[1]

Career

Her other appointments includes the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Silver Fern Farms, Chair of Predator Free 2050,[2] Director of Hirepool Group and OTTP New Zealand Forest Investments, Deputy Chair of Radio New Zealand[3] and Chair of Landcare Research New Zealand.[4] She is also a board member of the External Reporting Board (XRB). Taylor was formally a director of Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Limited, GNS Science Limited and Research and Education Advanced Network Limited. She holds honours degrees from the University of Auckland and a postgraduate qualification in accountancy and finance from Victoria University of Wellington. She also holds a BForSc (Hons) from the University of Canterbury.[5] She is a solicitor of the High Court, a member of the New Zealand Law Society,[6] and a member of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

Jane is a current-resource consent commissioner for the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) having sat on "about 100 hearings panels"[7] since her first panel in 2006.

Personal life

Taylor lives with her husband, Mark Taylor, and her youngest son in Queenstown. They were married in 1999 in Arrowtown.

References

  1. ↑ "Meet our board | New Zealand Post". www.nzpost.co.nz. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ↑ (DOC), corporatename = New Zealand Department of Conservation. "Predator Free 2050 Ltd board appointed: Media release 30 November 2016". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Appointments to Radio New Zealand Board". The Beehive. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jane Taylor (Chair) | Our board members | Landcare Research". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Our board members | Our people | Landcare Research". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mrs Jane Taylor : New Zealand Bar Association". www.nzbar.org.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. ↑ importer. "Jane's a jack of all trades, master of all". www.scene.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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