Board of directors


Justin is an experienced Director and investment banker. He is Executive Chairman of Murray & Co, and has held a range of prior governance roles, including as founding Chair of Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement and ten years as a Director of Christchurch Airport. Initially a corporate lawyer, his banking career began with Rothschild in London, and he was also a Managing Director with Bear Stearns before returning to New Zealand in 2004 and founding Murray & Co. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Canterbury and is a certified member of the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand.

 

Justin joined the Enable Board in August 2020 and was appointed Chair of Enable effective from 1 July 2021.

Geoff Lawrie

Director

Geoff is a professional independent director, following an executive career in the technology and telecommunications industries in New Zealand and Asia Pacific. Geoff is a director of WEL Networks, Plan B, and Auror, and has also held governance roles in the medical, tourism and primary industry sectors. He is a current advisor to a number of innovative, high-growth businesses.

 

Geoff holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Otago University and is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors. Geoff joined the Enable Board in August 2021.

Mark Petrie

Director

Mark has twenty years’ experience as a Director specialising in the communications and broader technology sectors. Mark has led the establishment and growth of numerous start-up businesses and currently holds several board roles – including CommArc, De Novo Partners and DARC Energy.

 

Mark was the founder and CEO of internet provider Snap and led the integration of its national and international fibre communications business with 2degrees, which laid the foundations for 2degrees’ becoming one of the largest full-service communications providers in New Zealand. Mark has extensive experience in all facets of leading a communications business – including financial management; market strategy development and implementation; network design, build and maintenance; technology innovation; and regulatory compliance. Mark joined the Enable Board in June 2019.

Keiran Horne

Director

Keiran is a professional director with experience in both the public and private sectors.  Prior to her governance career, Keiran worked as an Accountant specialising in business rescue and insolvency, strategic planning, change management and commercial transactions.  She has significant governance experience in strategic risk management and assurance, having chaired numerous Audit and Risk Committees.

Keiran has held a range of governance roles including TVNZ,  Lotto, University of Canterbury and Solid Energy.

Keiran is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors.

Carolyn Luey

Director

Carolyn has extensive experience as a strategic business leader in large New Zealand telecommunications, technology and media companies.

She is an experienced executive skilled in strategy, marketing, product, technology, customer and digital. A transformative leader that has delivered step change in results leveraging a deep understanding of customer, digital and data across a range of industries. Carolyn is currently Chief Digital and Publishing Officer at NZME, previous executive roles include Chief Consumer Officer at Vodafone New Zealand, GM Enterprise Solutions and NZ at MYOB and Chief Operating Officer at NZME.

Carolyn is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and her governance experience includes Future Director at Mercury, Independent Director at Ziera Shoes Ltd, Advisory Board Member of NZ Asian Leaders and Director at New Zealand Press Association.

Debra Blackett

Director

Debra is a corporate lawyer with twenty years' experience across a range of sectors including telco, banking, and oil and gas. Debra is also an experienced governance advisor, specialising more recently in climate change governance.  She has also advised on governance across listed and unlisted environments, crown entities, joint ventures, wholly and partly owned subsidiaries. 

Debra has broad legal and commercial experience across private and public sector entities, including a range of regulatory and competition law regimes and more recently climate change law, regulation, reporting, risk management and governance.  Debra holds an LLB (Hons) from Auckland University School of Law.

Debra joined the Enable Board in December 2023.