Fran O’Sullivan, of Auckland, ONZM, for services to journalism and business
Fran O’Sullivan was a founding Director of the New Zealand APEC CEO Summit board. She has participated in all New Zealand partnership forums with the United States, China and Australia. She was a founding director and Vice-President in the formation of the United States New Zealand Council and is Chair of the Advisory Board. She is Co-Chair of the China Business Summit, which she launched, and a member of the New Zealand China Council Advisory Board. She is a member of the committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. She founded NZ Inc. to champion business engagement with offshore markets. She is New Zealand Media and Entertainment Editorial Director of Business. Ms O’Sullivan is a New Zealand Herald columnist and former Assistant Editor, and previously edited the National Business Review.