Marlin has a highly experienced Board with strengths in funds management and corporate governance. The role of the Board is to govern and control the activities of Marlin, to regularly review performance and to monitor Marlin’s affairs so that shareholders’ interests are held paramount.
The Board will continue to comprise a majority of independent directors.
Andy Coupe
LLB
Independent Chair
Member of the Investment Committee
Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
Chair of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee
Andy Coupe has extensive governance; commercial and capital markets experience having worked in a number of sectors within the financial markets over 35 years. His roles principally encompassed equity capital markets involving numerous initial public offerings and secondary market transactions, and takeover transactions. Andy is Chair of Kingfish, Barramundi, and Television New Zealand, and is also a director of Briscoe Group. Andy was formerly Chair of Farmright Ltd, Solid Energy New Zealand and the New Zealand Takeovers Panel. Andy’s principal place of residence is Hamilton.
Andy was first appointed to the Marlin board on 1 March 2013.
Carol Campbell
BCom, CA, CMInstD
Independent Director
Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee
Member of the Investment Committee
Carol Campbell is an experienced company director who has a sound understanding of efficient board governance and extensive financial experience. Carol is a director and Chair of the Audit and Risk committees of Kingfish and Barramundi, and Chair of the Audit and Risk committee of Marlin Global. Carol also holds a number of directorships across a broad spectrum of companies including T&G Global, New Zealand Post, Chubb Insurance New Zealand and NZME, where she is also the Chair of the Audit and Risk committees, and she is a director of Kiwibank. Carol is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Carol had her own chartered accountancy practice for 11 years after a successful career as a partner at Ernst & Young for over 25 years. Carol’s principal place of residence is Auckland.
Carol was first appointed to the Marlin board on 5 June 2012.
David McClatchy
BCom
Independent Director
Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee
David McClatchy is an experienced company director who has had extensive investment management experience across New Zealand and international markets over the last 35 years. David is a director of Kingfish, Barramundi and Guardians of NZ Superannuation. Before returning to New Zealand in 2019, David was Group Chief Investment Officer for Insurance Australia Group and Director and Head of IAG Asset Management. Prior to this, David had a 16-year career with ING as Chief Executive and Chair of ING Investment Management in Australia and Chief Investment Officer and Director of ING New Zealand. David’s principal place of residence is Tauranga.
David McClatchy was first appointed to the Marlin Global board on 1 July 2021.
Fiona Oliver
LLB, BA, CFInstD
Independent Director
Member of the Audit & Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee
Fiona Oliver is a professional director, and her governance roles span a range of business sectors including renewable energy, natural gas, technology, and professional and financial services. She is a director of Kingfish and Barramundi. Fiona is also a director (and audit committee chair) of Gentrack Group Limited and the First Gas Group. She is also a director of Freightways Limited and Wynyard Group Limited (in liquidation). Fiona’s Executive career was in the financial services sector in New Zealand and overseas. In New Zealand, her roles included Chief Operating Officer of Westpac’s investment arm, BT Funds Management, and General Manager of AMP NZ’s Wealth Management division. In Sydney and London, Fiona managed the Risk and Operations function for AMP’s private capital division. Prior to this, Fiona was a senior corporate and commercial solicitor in New Zealand and overseas, specialising in mergers and acquisitions. Fiona is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors and a member of Global Women. Fiona was awarded the Beacon Award by the New Zealand Shareholders Association in 2022 for her role as Chair of the independent directors of Tilt Renewables Limited during the attempted takeover of this company in 2018. Fiona’s principal place of residence is Auckland.
Fiona Oliver was first appointed to the Marlin board on 1 June 2022.
