The Honourable Frances (Fran) Wilde, CNZM, Wellington
For services to local body affairs and the community. The Honourable Fran Wilde has continued to make a positive contribution at a local, regional and national level since being appointed as a Companion of the Queen's Service Order in 1995.
She has held corporate governance roles in a number of organisations, including as Chair and Director of the New Zealand Trade Development Board, and director of private and public sector boards. Chairperson roles have included Housing New Zealand Limited, the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust, Wellington Waterfront Limited, UNICEF New Zealand and the New Zealand International Arts Festival. In 2004 she was elected to the Greater Wellington Regional Council. She is also active in the philanthropic sector as patron or trustee of several groups and a fundraiser for others and is a Justice of the Peace. In 1995 Ms Wilde was named Wellingtonian of the Year and in 2004 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by Victoria University of Wellington.