Sir Rob McLeod, of Auckland, KNZM for services to business and Maori
Sir Rob McLeod was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner from 2010 to 2014 of Ernst and Young Oceania and retired as Chairman of Ernst and Young in 2015. Sir Rob has been a specialist tax practitioner for more than 25 years. He was appointed as a member of the Capital Markets Taskforce in 2008 and has been Lead Negotiator for Te Haeata (Ngati Porou Treaty Settlement Committee). He chaired the New Zealand Business Roundtable from 2002 to 2010 and was Chair of the Government Tax Review 2001. He is a retired member of the Business Council of Australia, including membership of the Indigenous Engagement Taskforce and the Economic Policy and Competitiveness Committee. In 2006 he was appointed to the Hui Taumata Taskforce to increase Māori workforce participation, promote entrepreneurship, and enhance Māori leadership and governance. He was a member of the Independent Ministerial Advisory Panel for the Defence Review, the National Infrastructure Advisory Board, and the Ministerial (Todd) Taskforce on Tertiary Education. He has been a Commissioner of the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission, Chairman of Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd, and Director of Tainui Group Holdings. Sir Rob holds a number of directorships and consultancies in New Zealand and is Chairman of the E Tipu E Rea Trust.