- Hon Chris Bishop
Newly appointed and reappointed directors will bring significant expertise to the Boards of Crown Infrastructure Delivery Ltd (CID), National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Ltd (NIFFCo) and New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says.
"Pamela Bell will join the CID Board for the term of 6 October 2025 up to 30 September 2028, firstly as a Director and then as Chair from 1 March 2026," says Mr Bishop.
"Also joining the CID Board as Directors on 6 October are Philip de Joux and Adrian Wimmers, both for a two-year term up to 30 September 2027.
"Two more Directors, Abby Foote and John Sproat, will join the CID Board from 1 March 2026 for three-year terms.
"David Webster has been appointed to the NIFFCo Board for a 3-year term commencing 1 September 2025.
"David Webster joins three other recently appointed Directors on the NIFFCo Board. Tim Brown and Greg Lowe joined the Board on 1 March 2025 and Melissa Cameron was appointed from 1 April 2025. All three new recently appointed NIFFCo board members have been appointed for three-year terms.
"Finally, I am pleased to confirm the reappointment of Sue Tindal for a further year as Deputy Chair for the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission Te Waihanga."
Notes to editor:
Pamela Bell brings over 17 years of governance experience, with a focus in the construction and infrastructure sectors. She currently chairs the NZ Construction Industry Council and Urban Plus Group. Her directorships include ConCOVE, Abodo Wood Ltd, and previously Seaview Marina, as well as the National Association of Women in Construction and other industry bodies.
Philip de Joux is on the leadership team at Lyttelton Port Company, and previous roles include General Manager for the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.
Adrian Wimmers is a former Partner, Deal Advisory at KPMG New Zealand after an international and domestic corporate career with roles at KPMG UK and KPMG Netherlands. He has over 20 years of not-for-profit governance experience.
Abby Foote is a director and legal professional. Her current directorships include KMD Brands Ltd, Freightways Ltd, and Steering Committee Member of Chapter Zero New Zealand.
John Sproat has 35 years' experience in corporate finance transactions. His directorships include Advisory Director of Fiso Group, member of the Investment Committee of Tupu Angitu Ltd, Chair of the Opepe Farm Trust and Board Member of the Hawkes Bay Rugby Union.
David Webster is currently First Assistant Secretary, Commercial Investments Division at the Commonwealth Department of Finance Australia, advising on major infrastructure deals across the transport, energy, communications and defence.
Tim Brown has over three decades of experience in infrastructure asset investment, infrastructure finance and debt and capital markets. Mr Brown has served on the board of Infratil, Wellington Airport, and has been a Wellington City Councillor.
Greg Lowe has 13 years' experience as an Executive Director with the Beca Group. Mr Lowe has overseen major infrastructure initiatives including Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects.
Melissa Cameron was a former Senior Partner at Deloitte and has over 30 years of international experience advising and financing companies ranging from pre-IPO to large global public corporations.
Sue Tindal has over 10 years governance experience as a director and chair across both public and private sectors. She currently serves on the boards of the Infrastructure Commission, where she is Deputy Chair and Chair of the Risk & Assurance Committee, and Deputy Chair and Chair of the Finance Risk & Assurance Committee of Quotable Value Ltd and was recently appointed Chair of the KiwiRail Board and NZ Railways Corporation (NZRC).
