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Board of Directors

Heartland Building Society's Board of Directors is accountable to the Society's ultimate shareholder, Heartland New Zealand Limited1 for overall governance and performance.

Heartland Building Society is governed by an eight-strong Board, chaired by Bruce Irvine. Our directors bring a wealth of financial services experience and business knowledge gained during successful careers at executive and board level. They represent and serve the interests of shareholders, and together oversee and appraise strategy, policy and performance.

The Board delegates responsibility for the day-to-day operations of Heartland Building Society to the Managing Director and the Management Team.

Bruce Irvine

Chairman

Bruce is Chairman of Heartland Building Society. He is a chartered accountant and was admitted into the Christchurch partnership of Deloitte in 1988.

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Jeff Greenslade

Chief Executive Officer

Jeff has over 20 years' experience as a senior executive, and is responsible for the strategy and operational management of Heartland Building Society. He joined MARAC Finance Limited as Chief Executive Officer in 2009, and was appointed to its Board in December of that year.

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John Harvey

Independent Director

John has considerable financial services experience and 35 years in the professional services industry, including 23 years as a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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Graham Kennedy

Director

Graham has 37 years' experience as a chartered accountant and was a director of CBS Canterbury for 24 years, holding the position of Chairman from 2002 – 2008.

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Gary Leech

Director

Gary has 35 years’ experience as a chartered accountant, and was the Chairman of the Board of CBS Canterbury leading up to the merger with MARAC Finance Limited and Southern Cross Building Society.

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Christopher Mace

Director

Chris is an Auckland based businessman, company director and investor with experience in the New Zealand and Australian business environment.

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Geoffrey Ricketts

Director

Geoff is a commercial lawyer, company director and investor with wide experience in the New Zealand and Australian business environment.

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Michelle Smith

Independent Director

Michelle is a professional director who has over 20 years of experience working within the financial services industry.

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