Our Board

Murray McCully served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for 8 and a half years, and as a Member of Parliament for 30 years. Murray is the Chair of Te Tai Tokerau Water Trust, and Chair of Whangārei District Holdings Limited. He was the lead independent reviewer for the Ministerial Inquiry into School Property.

Sarah Petersen is a chartered accountant specialising in risk and governance in the Far North region. Sarah is a current Director and Audit Committee Chair for Tupu Tonu | Ngāpuhi Investment Fund, and the Deputy Chair/Audit Committee Chair for Far North Holdings, the asset management arm of the Far North District Council. She was previously the CFO for Cognition Education Group, a global education delivery and consultancy company. Sarah also sits on the Board of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Peter Alexander has held senior executive and governance roles across major organisations, including Kiwi Property Group, Auckland Airport and AMP Capital. He has extensive experience in investment strategy, asset management, large-scale development and delivering complex property programmes.

Mark Binns is the current Chair of National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Limited, and Director for Hynds Limited, Auckland International Airport and Mercury Energy. He is a former Chief Executive of Meridian Energy and led the company through the largest IPO in the country’s history. Prior to this, Mark was Chief Executive of the Infrastructure division of Fletcher Building.

Rick Herd led Naylor Love to become one of the largest privately owned construction companies in New Zealand. Rick is known for raising industry standards and actively contributes to industry bodies like Registered Master Builders and Construction Health and Safety NZ. He is a Director of Port Otago Limited, ENI Engineering Limited, and Nelmac Limited.

Sue is an experienced professional director with more than 25 years in governance roles and over 3 decades in commercial and corporate law. She has held senior leadership roles including Deputy Chair of KiwiRail and Chancellor of the University of Canterbury, bringing expertise in infrastructure, dispute resolution, and leading large, complex organisations through change.

"We are committed to building meaningful relationships with the schools that will be served by the New Zealand School Property Agency."

– Murray McCully.