Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is accountable to Heartland's shareholders for the overall governance and performance of the company.
Heartland is governed by an eight-strong Board, chaired by Geoffrey Ricketts. 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 the shareholders, and together oversee and appraise the company's strategy, policy and performance.
Geoffrey Ricketts
Chairman
Geoff is a commercial lawyer, company director and investor with wide experience in the New Zealand and Australian business environments.
Jeff Greenslade
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff has over 20 years’ experience as a senior banking executive, including with the ANZ National Banking Group, where he last held the position of Managing Director of Corporate and Commercial Banking for ANZ National Bank.
Ellie Comerford
Director
Ellie Comerford has worked for more than 30 years in financial services in Australia and overseas across a number of banking and insurance businesses.
John Harvey
Director
John has considerable financial services experience and 36 years in the professional services industry, including 23 years as a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Bruce Irvine
Director
Bruce is a chartered accountant and was admitted into the Christchurch partnership of Deloitte in 1988.
Graham Kennedy
Director
Graham has over 40 years’ experience as a chartered accountant and business advisor and is now an independent professional director and Chairman of a number of private companies...
Christopher Mace
Director
Chris is an Auckland based businessman and company director with experience in the New Zealand and Australian business environments.
Vanessa Stoddart
Director
Vanessa is an experienced director and currently serves on the boards of New Zealand Refining Company Ltd, The Warehouse Group Ltd, Alliance Group Ltd, Tertiary Education Commission and the Financial Markets Authority.
Greg Tomlinson
Director
Greg is a Christchurch based businessman and investor with 40 years’ experience owning, managing and building businesses.
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Heartland Bank and AgriHQ launch free online livestock finisher tool
Posted 23rd May 2017
Heartland Bank Limited (Heartland Bank) (NZX: HBL) and NZX subsidiary, AgriHQ have launched a free online livestock finisher tool, AgriHQ Finisher, to assist sheep and beef farmers to calculate the potential trading margin after finishing any livestock they are considering buying.