Jane Taylor | |
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Chair of New Zealand Post | |
Preceded by | Michael Cullen |
Assumed office 1 November 2016 |
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Chair of Predator Free 2050 | |
Assumed office 30 November 2016 |
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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.
Her other appointments includes the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Silver Fern Farms, Chair of Predator Free 2050, Director of Hirepool Group and OTTP New Zealand Forest Investments, Deputy Chair of Radio New Zealand and Chair of Landcare Research New Zealand. 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. She is a solicitor of the High Court, a member of the New Zealand Law Society, 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" since her first panel in 2006.
Taylor lives with her husband, Mark Taylor, and her youngest son in Queenstown. They were married in 1999 in Arrowtown.