The Effective Director Programme, Auckland

Dr Peter Crow is an independent director, advisor and educator best known for his expertise in corporate governance, strategy, and board craft and his extensive record of helping boards govern with impact.

He has served on the boards of over twenty private companies, family businesses and social enterprises; advised hundreds of boards, chairs, institutions, and governments; and taught on post-graduate and director development courses. He also speaks and writes on topical issues. A dynamic and outcomes-oriented thinker with broad sector knowledge and real-world experience, his insightful contributions have proved invaluable to the fortunes of enterprises across five continents.

Peter holds a doctorate in corporate governance and strategy, a first in technology and management, and is a chartered member of the Institute of Directors. He lives in New Zealand but works globally.

Peter is the Governance Facilitator for our 3-Day Effective Director Programme.

Jo is a Women in Governance Award winner receiving the award for Not-for-Profit Governance Leader in 2021. An experienced consultant who has led a variety of projects and assignments, Jo is regularly asked to facilitate strategy sessions with leadership teams, coach emerging leaders and lead substantial policy, strategy and gender projects. Recent assignments include evaluating Sport NZ's gender equity in governance policy, leading sessions at APEC 2023 on gender equality in customs and border agencies, working with the New Zealand Defence Force's leadership team on the gender diversity of the forces, and completing a gender analysis of immigration policy. Jo was the previous Chief Executive of the Ministry forWomen.

One of the youngest Chief Executives ever appointed in the New Zealand Public Service, she has invested her time and energy in advancing the cause of the vulnerable in society, spearheading some of the most difficult issues of our time, including child abuse, child poverty, family violence and vulnerable women.

You can view Jo's full bio here.

Jo is the Strategy & Risk Facilitator for our 3-Day Effective Director Programme and is one of our key speakers at the Women on Boards Governance Masterclass.

Andree is currently a Director at Atkinson Consulting Limited a Consultancy, Governance and Accountancy Practice based in Auckland. Andree was previously a Principal in a mid-tier Accounting firm in Auckland. She now runs her own practice consulting and holds several boards positions for both clients, Not for Profits entities, business entities and national member-based organisations as well as assisting clients with financial and strategic initiatives.

Over her career Andree has worked with clients across many industries including wholesale distribution, direct product sales, the building sector, the retirement sector, export and import, and service-based businesses. For over 20 years Andree has also been involved in CAANZ’s education, facilitating, creating content, and marking for the CA program as well as having lectured in Tax and Accounting at various tertiary institutions in New Zealand. Andree has also heavily been involved with CAANZ as the Chair or the Auckland Leadership team for many years and now sits on the Disciplinary Tribunal for the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (body for CAANZ).

Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Business
• PD Diploma in Accounting
• Fellow Chartered Accountant

Andrée is our Finance Facilitator for The Effective Director Programme