What's it like to be on the boards of some of Australasia's biggest companies? What are some of the attributes of a good director? Is there any difference in being a director of an iwi owned company vs a publicly listed company? With Maori shareholders now expecting their businesses to be more aligned to tikanga/ Maori values when operating, how does that impact on the role of directors?   

Mark Tume is a full time company director. He has been on boards of some of the biggest companies in Autralasia and is currently chair of Infratil, Ngai Tahu Holdings, Te Ati Awa Iwi Holdings and a director of Retire Australia. He had a career in finance and investment, loves his surfing, and is working on his BJJ.   He is also a relation of mine from Ngati Maru in Taranaki. Our ancestors came from a small village, Purangi, which is right up the back of the Waitara River. Looking forward to hearing his thoughts on how we Ngati Maru can prosper moving forwards.