Warehouse, Ryman, SkyCity: Best of Markets with Madison’s chairperson interviews

Dame Joan Withers discusses how The Warehouse will survive on Markets with Madison.

Directors of some of New Zealand’s largest listed businesses have featured on Markets with Madison to discuss the companies they lead from the board table.

In the past 12 months, chairmen and chairwomen have been under the spotlight as a handful of high-profile chief executives resigned, some with a nudge from the board.

The chair of Ryman Healthcare, Dean Hamilton, stepped in to operate the retirement village business as an executive director in 2024.

While Ryman has since appointed a new chief executive in Naomi James (formerly the CEO of Channel Infrastructure, aka Refining NZ), the board of The Warehouse Group is yet to appoint a new leader following Nick Grayston’s exit.

It’s part of a trend where directors have decided mistakes have been made by senior leadership and have taken control of company strategies and execution.

Here’s a recap of the best interviews with chairmen and chairwomen on Markets with Madison.

Dean Hamilton - Ryman Healthcare

Joan Withers - The Warehouse Group

Julian Cook - SkyCity

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Madison Reidy is the host of the NZ Herald’s investment show Markets with Madison. She joined the Herald in 2022 after working in investment, and has covered business and economics for television and radio broadcasters.