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Our Board

The Board members of BRANZ Inc have extensive building and construction, science, business and public sector expertise. They also form the Board for BRANZ Ltd. Board meetings for each entity are held separately, and the responsibilities of each are clearly defined.

We are proud to present BRANZ Board of Directors:

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    Nigel Smith - Chair

    Nigel has over 30 years’ experience in the construction industry and manages a franchise building company. He holds positions on various boards, including as director of several building companies.

  • Alister Lawrence

    Alister Lawrence

    Alister brings diverse leadership experience in large Corporates, the Cooperative business model, private companies and Not For Profit Organisations across sectors covering healthcare, education, manufacturing, and building and construction.

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    Erica Seville

    Erica brings a depth of understanding of the construction, build, and infrastructure sectors through a research perspective. Erica is in her second term as EQC Commissioner.

  • Ian McCormick

    Ian McCormick

    Ian brings invaluable expertise, governance skills, and strong industry connections to our Board. His has extensive experience in the building and construction sector, particular in the regulatory area.

  • _Board member Kevin Jenkins

    Kevin Jenkins

    With over 30 years’ experience of helping organisations drive performance and tackle complex challenges. He brings strength with his ability to understand the convergence of business, regulation and innovation and how to work across the system.

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    Mike Sang

    Mike has 20 years’ experience working with, and on, boards as a non-executive Director, Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer across multiple sectors, including seven years as Chief Executive of Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corp.

Updated: 3 June 2025