Our Executive Team
Brent McAnulty
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Brent is responsible for aligning the TVNZ team to ensure we provide viewers with New Zealand's most watched content however they chose to watch it. This includes delivering opportunities for advertisers to connect with audiences.
Tracey Richardson
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Tracey's team look after financial management, reporting, treasury and capital management, compliance and internal audit.
Cate Slater
Chief Transformation Officer
Cate's team is responsible for our transformation programme, focused on unleashing the potential of TVNZ to create a world-class sustainable digital media business and delivering on our purpose of inspiring the conversations of Aotearoa in the years to come.
Kym Niblock
Chief Product & Information Officer
Kym's team covers everything from new product direction and development, to our business systems, technology and operational areas that look after our production, media, and building facilities.
Phil O'Sullivan
Executive Editor - News and Current Affairs
Phil and his team gather and deliver our News and Current Affairs content - online and on-air.
Nevak Rogers
Acting Director of Content
Nevak and her team deliver and drive the performance of our programmes across TVNZ 1, 2, DUKE and TVNZ+.
Jodi O'Donnell
Commercial Director
Jodi's team is responsible for championing our customers and partnering with agencies and advertisers to deliver revenue through our sales and content solutions teams.
Jonathan Symons
Marketing Director
Jonathan's area of the business is responsible for championing our viewers, through the consumer focused work of our Marketing, Blacksand, and Research, Data and Insights teams.
Claire Addis
Acting General Counsel
Claire leads our Legal and Corporate Affairs team which is responsible for legal compliance, risk management, governance, broadcasting standards, external media relations.
Nicola Simpson
Chief People Officer
Nicola leads our People and Culture team, responsible for attracting and developing the best people - and making sure they have the clarity, focus, capability and working environment they need to deliver for our viewers and customers.
Our Board of Directors
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Meg Matthews
NELSON Meg is a qualified accountant with more than 20 years’ senior management experience across key business disciplines of finance, human resource management, strategic planning, and marketing. Meg held the position of Head of Marketing (Australasia) for Air New Zealand and then Chief Executive of World of WearableArt. She started at the national airline in Corporate Finance after beginning her career with Deloitte. A Member of the Institute of Directors, Meg is currently the Chair of Cawthron Institute, Nelson Regional Development Agency, and director of MEVO and the Halberg Foundation. Meg is of Ngāi Tahu descent. |
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Meg Matthews
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Meg is a qualified accountant with more than 20 years’ senior management experience across key business disciplines of finance, human resource management, strategic planning, and marketing. Meg held the position of Head of Marketing (Australasia) for Air New Zealand and then Chief Executive of World of WearableArt. She started at the national airline in Corporate Finance after beginning her career with Deloitte. A Member of the Institute of Directors, Meg is currently the Chair of Cawthron Institute, Nelson Regional Development Agency, and director of MEVO and the Halberg Foundation. Meg is of Ngāi Tahu descent. |
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| Meg Matthews | NELSON | Meg is a qualified accountant with more than 20 years’ senior management experience across key business disciplines of finance, human resource management, strategic planning, and marketing. Meg held the position of Head of Marketing (Australasia) for Air New Zealand and then Chief Executive of World of WearableArt. She started at the national airline in Corporate Finance after beginning her career with Deloitte. A Member of the Institute of Directors, Meg is currently the Chair of Cawthron Institute, Nelson Regional Development Agency, and director of MEVO and the Halberg Foundation. Meg is of Ngāi Tahu descent. |
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Aliesha Staples
AUCKLAND Aliesha comes from a 15-year film industry and VR/AR/tech creation background, she is the founder of Staples VR an emerging tech consultancy and development company and the co-founder of Click Studios. Aliesha is a pioneer of new technology and was the first female to win the High-Tech Awards Young Achiever in 2017 and the first person to win the award twice when she also won in 2018. She was also a finalist in the 2019 New Zealander of the Year awards for innovation. Aliesha is currently the CEO of StaplesVR and working as director who specialises in innovation and digital disruption. |
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Aliesha Staples
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Aliesha comes from a 15-year film industry and VR/AR/tech creation background, she is the founder of Staples VR an emerging tech consultancy and development company and the co-founder of Click Studios. Aliesha is a pioneer of new technology and was the first female to win the High-Tech Awards Young Achiever in 2017 and the first person to win the award twice when she also won in 2018. She was also a finalist in the 2019 New Zealander of the Year awards for innovation. Aliesha is currently the CEO of StaplesVR and working as director who specialises in innovation and digital disruption. |
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| Aliesha Staples | AUCKLAND | Aliesha comes from a 15-year film industry and VR/AR/tech creation background, she is the founder of Staples VR an emerging tech consultancy and development company and the co-founder of Click Studios. Aliesha is a pioneer of new technology and was the first female to win the High-Tech Awards Young Achiever in 2017 and the first person to win the award twice when she also won in 2018. She was also a finalist in the 2019 New Zealander of the Year awards for innovation. Aliesha is currently the CEO of StaplesVR and working as director who specialises in innovation and digital disruption. |