chris Joblin

Chris Joblin is a keen practitioner of intent based leadership, he knows how to build high-performance teams to achieve world-class engagement levels. He worked for 15 years at Tainui Group Holdings in the roles of CFO and CEO, sharpening his innate ability to identify opportunities to grow and unlock value. He is excited to share his experience by offering advisory and governance solutions.
Key Achievements
Activated one of New Zealand’s largest infrastructure and property developments – the 610ha Ruakura Superhub. This moved the project from vision and planning to a fully working, rail-served inland port with large-scale distribution centres for world class tenants.
Delivered quality developments such as Amohia Ake (new ACC regional centre in Hamilton), Te Arikinui Pullman Hotel (five-star luxury hotel) and the Cambridge Police Station.
Chris has brought a strong focus on environmental management and health & safety to farming and forestry operations.
An artist’s impression of some of the many strategic development and property projects including hotels, shopping centres, industrial and commercial buildings and an inland port that all of which Chris was involved in stewarding to fruition.
In 2022 he was recognised as a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia-NZ and was awarded the 2021 CEO of the Year Award in the Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.

Colleen Joblin

Colleen has over 14 years of governance experience in chair and board member roles in public benefit entities predominately in health - which aligns with her work experience both in New Zealand and in the United Kingdom. Colleen is passionate about good governance and that passion led her to complete a Post Graduate Certificate in Management Studies in Governance (G3) through a joint venture between the University of Waikato and the Institute of Directors in New Zealand. She has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and also a Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) with a double major from the University of Waikato. Colleen is a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand.