Boards & Appointments

This section of CCMAU’s website provides information on:

• the role of Crown company boards,
• the process to apply to become a Crown company director.

Board appointments

Shareholding Ministers appoint boards to oversee the management of Crown companies. There are currently 223 director positions on boards across the companies we monitor, comprising state-owned enterprises, Crown research institutes and other Crown entity companies and statutory entities.

CCMAU has no responsibility for appointments to the several hundred other non-commercial Government appointed boards and commissions. Click here for a list of other agencies that make appointments.

Boards are made up of people with a range of skills and from a variety of backgrounds. The current demographic breakdown of the boards of the companies that CCMAU monitors is as follows:

Director Breakdown by Gender and Ethnic Origin as at 1 July 2008

Ethnic Origin	Number	%
European male	124	55.5
European female	62	28
Māori male	18	8
Māori female	9	4
Pacific Island male	2	1
Pacific Island female	2	1
Other male	5	2
Other female	1	0.5
TOTAL	223	100

Director Breakdown by Place of Residence as at 1 July 2008

Place of Residence	Number	%
Northland/Auckland	83	37
Wellington	52	23.5
Canterbury	23	10.5
Otago/Southland	16	7
Waikato	10	4.5
Other North Island	25	11
Other South Island	11	5
Overseas	3	1.5
TOTAL	223	100

 

Every year, Ministers consider approximately one third of board positions. In many instances incumbent directors will be reappointed. However, in general terms, Ministers will make around 40 new appointments each year.

A specialised team within CCMAU manages the director selection process and recommends candidates to shareholding Ministers.