March 14, 2019
Finance sector honours Mcleod for equity and indigenous leadership
Championing gender equity and indigenous engagement on both sides of the Tasman has won Sir Rob McLeod the 2019 Outstanding Contribution to Finance & Business award at the New Zealand CFO Awards held in Auckland last night.
Sir Rob, of Ngāti Porou, received the award for an outstanding career built on tax expertise, leadership as chief executive of accounting firm EY Australasia and an almost unparalleled role in finance, governance and Māori and Australian indigenous initiatives.
During his time leading EY he pushed an active agenda for gender equity and championed indigenous initiatives, including EY filing its first reconciliation action plan in Australia.
Sir Rob also served on the Business Council of Australia’s taskforces on Indigenous Engagement and Economic Policy and Competitiveness.
Within te ao Māori he has been a member of the establishment team for Te Puni Kōkiri, the Hui Taumata Taskforce, the Māori Economic Development Taskforce, the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission, and acted as lead negotiator for Ngāti Porou.
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