Mark Weldon (swimmer)

Mark Rhys Weldon, QSO (born 19 September 1967 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a business leader and a sportsman.

Education

Weldon has Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Commerce (First Class Hons) degrees from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. From Columbia Law School in New York, Weldon has a Juris Doctor degree, and a diploma in International Law (Hons)

Career

Weldon worked at Skadden, Arps and McKinsey & Company, both in New York City.

Weldon has served as the CEO of NZX Limited (NZX).[1] When Weldon took over NZX, it was a mutual organization that had nearly been sold to the ASX for a peppercorn. He led the exchange through a demutualization and a listing, leading the organization for a ten year period, from 2002 to 2012.

Weldon has given a significant amount of time to public policy in New Zealand. Service includes:

  • leading the Prime Minister's Appeal for Christchurch, after the devastating 22 February 2011 earthquake [2]
  • chairing the Prime Minister's Job Summit in 2009
  • participating on the Capital Markets Development Taskforce in 2009/10; the Tax Working Group in 2009; and the Climate Change Leadership Forum in 2007

From 2012-12 Weldon served on the board of High Performance Sport New Zealand, appointed by the government along with Hamish Carter as independent members to drive an enhanced focus on high performance outcomes in sport. He was previously on the Board of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (2004-2006).

After leaving NZX Weldon invested in the wine industry, buying vineyards on Felton Road, Bannockburn, and establishing the Terra Sancta winery. Terra Sancta was named in the Top 100 Wineries of the World by Wines & Spirits Magazine in 2015.

In 2014, Weldon was appointed as the CEO of MediaWorks New Zealand, managing the company's radio, television and digital businesses.[3] After a tumultuous period where many high-profile Mediaworks staff left the company (including John Campbell), Weldon resigned in May 2016, and has since invested in a number of private companies.

Sport

Weldon represented New Zealand as a swimmer at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain in the Men's 50m freestyle and in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. He also swam for New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, and won numerous national titles, with national records. Weldon has also won a number of World Masters Swimming Championship titles.

Awards

Weldon received a Queen's Service Order (QSO) in the 2012 Queen's Birthday Honours List; Weldon received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2006 from the University of Auckland.,[4] and received a Blake Leader Award in 2005.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mark Weldon, former CEO of NZX, Joins Diligent's Board of Directors to Help Guide Company during Period of Record Growth, The Sacramento Bee. By Diligent Board Member Services, Inc. Published: 17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. ↑ http://christchurchappealtrust.org.nz/
  3. ↑ "MediaWorks NZ | Management". www.mediaworks.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni Profiles - Mark Weldon". University of Auckland. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

References

  • Black Gold by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) ISBN 0-476-00683-X
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