Jane Taylor (lawyer)
Jane Taylor | |
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Chair of New Zealand Post | |
In office 1 November 2016 – 31 October 2018 | |
Prime Minister | John Key Bill English Jacinda Ardern |
Preceded by | Michael Cullen |
Succeeded by | Jackie Lloyd (Acting) |
Chair of Predator Free 2050 | |
Assumed office 30 November 2016 | |
Prime Minister | John Key Bill English Jacinda Ardern |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Personal details | |
Spouse(s) | Mark Taylor |
Profession | Professional Director |
Jane Taylor is a New Zealand former barrister and former Chair of New Zealand Post.
Career[]
Her other appointments include: Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Silver Fern Farms; Chair of Predator Free 2050;[1] Director of Hirepool Group and OTTP New Zealand Forest Investments; Deputy Chair of Radio New Zealand;[2] and Chair of Landcare Research New Zealand.[3] 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 the 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.[4] She is a solicitor of the High Court, a member of the New Zealand Law Society,[5] 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"[6] since her first panel in 2006.
Controversy[]
In an article published 10 April 2018 in the National Business Review, it was reported that New Zealand Post, on Taylor's watch, was losing its mail delivery volumes faster than predicted.[7] The article was published days after New Zealand Post announced a controversial increase in postage prices.[8] The article also suggested that New Zealand Post was defying the new Labour led Government by not focusing on providing dividends.[7]
Personal life[]
Taylor is a fifth-generation New Zealander, brought up in Coromandel, New Zealand. She attended secondary school in Auckland. She moved to Queenstown from Auckland in 2001. [9] Taylor lives in Queenstown with youngest son and her husband, Mark Taylor, whom she married in 1999 in Arrowtown.[10] She has four children, one of whom is a doctor at Middlemore Hospital.[10]
References[]
- ^ (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.
- ^ "Appointments to Radio New Zealand Board". The Beehive. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Jane Taylor (Chair) | Our board members | Landcare Research". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Our board members | Our people | Landcare Research". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Mrs Jane Taylor : New Zealand Bar Association". www.nzbar.org.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ importer. "Jane's a jack of all trades, master of all". www.scene.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b "NZ Post's mail delivery business falling faster than ever". The National Business Review. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand Post confirms postage price to increase". NZ Herald. 27 March 2018. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Meet our board | New Zealand Post". www.nzpost.co.nz. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Talented director builds on skills". Otago Daily Times Online News. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- Living people
- People from Queenstown, New Zealand
- University of Auckland alumni
- New Zealand businesswomen
- New Zealand women lawyers
- 20th-century New Zealand businesspeople
- 21st-century New Zealand businesspeople
- 20th-century businesswomen
- 21st-century businesswomen