Each year, the New Zealand Shareholders Association gives an award for outstanding performance to a member of the NZ business community.
Criteria include:
• leadership and guidance on corporate practice
• bravery in standing out from the crowd
• taking a stand on issues of governance, transparency, and individual conduct (possibly against the trend)
• exemplary conduct that is a guide to others; ignoring self-interest and putting the concerns of others to the fore
• respecting the rights of others: treating the smallest shareholder with the respect of a business owner
• applying best practice
• ensuring fair and equitable outcomes
Past Winners
2009 – Michael Hill (Michael Hill International)
2008 – Bruce Plested (Mainfreight)
2007 – Tony Gibbs (Guinness Peat Group)
2006 – Brian Gaynor (Milford Asset Management)
2005 – Simon Botherway (Brook Asset Management)
2004 – Ralph Waters (Fletcher Building)
2003 – Kevin O’Connor (Infratil)
2002 – Rod Deane (Telecom)