Jane Taylor (lawyer)

Jane Taylor
Chair of New Zealand Post
Assumed office
1 November 2016
Prime Minister John Key
Bill English
Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by Michael Cullen
Chair of Predator Free 2050
Assumed office
30 November 2016
Prime Minister John Key
Bill English
Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by Position Established
Personal details
Spouse(s) Mark Taylor
Profession Professional Director

Jane Taylor is a former barrister based in Queenstown, New Zealand who is now serving as the Chair of New Zealand Post.[1]

Career

Her other appointments includes the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at Silver Fern Farms, Chair of Predator Free 2050,[2] Director of Hirepool Group and OTTP New Zealand Forest Investments, Deputy Chair of Radio New Zealand[3] and Chair of Landcare Research New Zealand.[4] She is also a board member of the External Reporting Board (XRB). Taylor was formally a director of Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Limited, GNS Science Limited and Research and Education Advanced Network Limited. She holds honours degrees from the University of Auckland and a postgraduate qualification in accountancy and finance from Victoria University of Wellington. She also holds a BForSc (Hons) from the University of Canterbury.[5] She is a solicitor of the High Court, a member of the New Zealand Law Society,[6] and a member of Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

Jane is a current-resource consent commissioner for the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) having sat on "about 100 hearings panels"[7] since her first panel in 2006.

Controversy

10 April 2018 - An article published in the NBR, reported that New Zealand Post, which Taylor is the chair of, was losing it's mail delivery volumes faster than predicted.[8] This article published days after New Zealand Post announced a controversial increase in mail prices.[9] The article also suggested that New Zealand Post was defying the new Labour led Government by not focussing on providing dividends.[8]

Personal life

Taylor is a fifth-generation New Zealander, brought up in Coromandel, New Zealand. She attended secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. She moved to Queenstown from Auckland in 2001. Taylor lives with her husband, Mark Taylor, and her youngest son in Queenstown. They were married in 1999 in Arrowtown.[10] She has 4 children, one is a doctor at Middlemore Hospital.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet our board | New Zealand Post". www.nzpost.co.nz. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ↑ (DOC), corporatename = New Zealand Department of Conservation. "Predator Free 2050 Ltd board appointed: Media release 30 November 2016". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Appointments to Radio New Zealand Board". The Beehive. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jane Taylor (Chair) | Our board members | Landcare Research". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Our board members | Our people | Landcare Research". www.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mrs Jane Taylor : New Zealand Bar Association". www.nzbar.org.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. ↑ importer. "Jane's a jack of all trades, master of all". www.scene.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 "NZ Post's mail delivery business falling faster than ever". The National Business Review. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand Post confirms postage price to increase". NZ Herald. 2018-03-27. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  10. ↑ "Talented director builds on skills". Otago Daily Times Online News. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  11. ↑ "Talented director builds on skills". Otago Daily Times Online News. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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