Barbara Chapman

Barbara joined the Genesis Board in May 2018 and assumed the role of Chairman in October 2018.

Barbara is Chair of NZME and a director of Fletcher Building, and is the deputy-Chair of The New Zealand Initiative. Barbara also serves on the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council and is the Chair of the APEC CEO Summit Committee and co-Chair of the APEC Business Leadership Group.

Barbara served as Chief Executive and Managing Director of ASB Bank for seven years and has worked in a variety of financial services executive roles in New Zealand and Australia. She is a former Chair of Oxfam New Zealand, a former director of IAG New Zealand, has served on the Board of Supervisors for Oxfam International, and was a previous Chair of the New Zealand Equal Opportunities Trust.

Barbara was named New Zealand Herald's Business Leader of the Year in 2017 and was named the inaugural INFINZ Diversity and Inclusion Leader in 2018.

Barbara was awarded a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to business in the 2019 New Year Honours List.