Jon Safey - Chair
Jon Safey is a Nelson-based Professional Director and Consultant. Jon also currently serves as an advisor to Nippon Suisan Kaisha, a 50% shareholder in the Sealord Group. Jon has had an extensive career in the export of primary products from New Zealand, starting in the Dairy sector and to date in the fishing industry.
Kim Wallace
Kim is a full-time independent director and governance consultant. She has held multiple board director roles across the dairy industry, science research, property, horticulture fund management and infrastructure sectors. Kim is currently on the boards of Origin Capital Partners and Greener Pastures New Zealand, is chair of Te Manawataki o Te Papa and deputy chair of the New Zealand Bioeconomy Science Institute. Prior to her governance career, Kim worked in the New Zealand dairy industry for 24 years, and held several Chief Financial Officer and senior finance roles whilst being based in New Zealand, Australia, Germany and the USA, including serving as an executive director on a Jamaica-based joint venture and executive chair of a Shanghai-domiciled entity. Kim was appointed to the Port Nelson board in 2017 and is chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Gerrard Wilson (Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Kai Tahu)
With a background in commercial property, Gerrard is a Nelson-based property consultant and company director. Previously within the corporate sector, Gerrard now consults independently to public and private sectors clients. He holds a number of volunteer and professional trustee and directorships including with Nelson Building Society and the commercial arm of local iwi Ngāti Apa ki te Ra To.
Meg Matthews (Kai Tahu)
Meg Matthews joined the board on 1 December 2021. Meg brings a background across finance, marketing, and HR with significant experience within the tourism sector. Meg has an in-depth understanding of the Nelson Tasman regional economy through her former roles as chair at both Nelson Regional Development Agency (NRDA) and Cawthron Institute. Meg currently serves as Chair of the Remuneration Committee as part of the Port Nelson Board.
Guy Roper
Guy Roper is a New Plymouth based professional director and consultant. He was appointed to the Port Nelson Board in September 2022 and took the role of Chair of the Health and Safety Governance Committee in March 2023. Guy was CEO of Port Taranaki until September 2021 and prior to that held senior executive roles within the NZ Dairy Industry. He is currently a director of Fisher Funds Management Limited a leading New Zealand KiwiSaver and Fund Manager. Guy is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Darren Mark
Darren is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with Findex in Nelson and Richmond. He is also a Chartered Director and member of The Institute of Directors of New Zealand. He carries out work on a number of Boards locally both in the business and not for profit sectors. He provides strategic, business, risk and governance advice to his clients alongside accounting and taxation. He undertakes business valuation work on an ongoing basis. Darren is currently a board member of Nelson Airport and Infrastructure Holdings Limited.
