Mr David Jones, MNZM, Auckland
For services to business and the economy. Mr David Jones is a barrister and solicitor, and the Chair of the New Zealand Takeovers Panel. In 1991 he was appointed as a pro bono advisor to the Minister of Justice for the Company Law reform programme, and contributed to the passing of the Companies Act in 1993. He was appointed to the Takeover Panel as Deputy Chair in 1995 and Chair in 2007. He has been a lecturer in Company Law at the University of Auckland Law School and a voluntary presenter in Company Law to the Institute of Directors. In 1995 he was involved in advising New Zealand rugby players as they negotiated with the World Rugby Corporation, and helped to establish the current professional contractual and management environment in New Zealand Rugby. In 1998 he assisted ASB Community Trust in negotiating the sale of a majority interest in the ASB Bank to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, making it Australasia’s largest philanthropic trust. Mr Jones is a life member, Director and past President of YMCA Auckland.