• Board of Directors

Meet the Board of Directors for Lyttelton Port Company.

Barry Bragg Chair

Barry Bragg
Barry is a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants. He began a governance career in 2002 involving minerals industry associations, the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust and various international commercial joint ventures.

He joined Ngāi Tahu Property in 2009, became Chair in 2012 and became Chair of Ngāi Tahu Farming in 2019. He currently provides commercial advice to several Ngai Tahu Rūnanga.

Since 2013, he has been involved at Director or Chair level in a multitude of companies in the public sector, iwi sector and private sector in health, construction, property, farming, minerals/mining, construction materials, finance and advanced materials.

He is currently Chair of Te Kaha Project Delivery Limited, Pegasus Health Charitable Limited, and Quarry Capital Limited and holds directorships in other organisations.

Sean Bolt

Sean Bolt
Sean has held key roles such as Harbour Master, Chief Pilot at Albany Port Authority and CEO at Pacific Forum Line and Port Marlborough. 

He has most recently served as General Manager of Marine and Infrastructure at Port Otago. 

These roles have equipped Sean with a deep understanding of maritime operations and strong leadership skills in the industry.

Nick Easy Chair Health and Safety Committee

Nick Easy
Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability Committee Chair

Nick has more than three decades of leadership experience in complex organisations across the transport, logistics and emergency services industries.

Nick is the CEO of Infranexus Management, managing a number of Australian social infrastructure assets, and previously has been the CEO of Queensland Rail, Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board and Port of Melbourne, Australia’s largest container and general cargo port.

Vanessa Doig

Vanessa Doig
Vanessa has a diverse career operating in global markets across various sectors, including resources (oil, gas and coal) within large global multinationals, New Zealand government agencies and state-owned enterprises.

More recently, Vanessa has held the roles of Group Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer for health and wellness companies, including direct to consumer e-commerce brands and manufacturing of New Zealand raw materials, with customer markets that operate predominantly across the North American and Asian markets.

Vanessa has been involved with the LPC Board since 2020, building on her experience as Chair of Fleetpin, Director of St George’s Hospital and various previous board positions, including Xtendlife Natural Products, Chamber Music New Zealand, He Waka Tapu Health Trust and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

Richie Smith

Richie Smith
Richie Smith has a background as a Chief Executive across multiple sectors and has transitioned into governance roles. 

His career spans over a decade in the NZ meat industry, including two years internationally.  He also has experience in the global dairy, telecommunications, and logistics industries. 

Richie is currently Chair of Tasman Tanning Holding Company, Fliway International, WoolAid Limited and NZ Post Limited.

Julian Hughes

Julian Hughes
Julian has over 25 years of experience in senior operational and risk management leadership roles in the private and public sectors.

He has been on the Z Energy Executive for the past 10 years. He is currently the General Manager of Supply, overseeing the end-to-end supply chain for New Zealand’s largest provider of liquid fuels.

He is well respected in the health and safety sector, with previous experience as the inaugural Executive Director at the Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum, where he was involved in building a national response to the Pike River Mine tragedy.

Prior to this, he was the National Manager of Health and Safety with the New Zealand Fire Service.

Karen Jordan

Karen Jordan
Karen is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors New Zealand and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

She has over 20 years of corporate executive experience in UK-listed energy and infrastructure companies and over 10 years as a non-executive director.

Karen is currently a non-executive director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Steel & Tube Holdings Limited and an
independent member of the Risk and Assurance Committee at the New Zealand Defence Force.

She was recently a Board director at Auckland’s City Rail Link Limited, Waimea Water Limited and an independent member of the IRD Risk & Assurance Committee.

Previously, she was a non-executive director on the Board of the UK Cabinet Office and a number of other UK Government bodies.

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