Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the Crown entity that manages the $55 billion NZ Super Fund and oversees the Elevate NZ Venture Fund, has made a key appointment.
Cristina Billett has been appointed as General Manager Corporate Affairs. In this role Ms Billett will have responsibility for the Legal and Communications teams and the Board Secretariat.
Ms Billett has been with the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation since 2009, having joined following a career in private practice in New Zealand and Australia, and holding the role of Group Legal Counsel with a financial services company. Ms Billett has an LLB (Hons) from the University of Auckland, and is a member of the Institute of Directors.
Ms Billett, who takes up her new role on 1 July 2022, will report to CEO Matt Whineray.
Mr Whineray said Ms Billett brings extensive knowledge of the Guardians, the New Zealand Super Fund and the Elevate Fund and considerable commercial and transactional legal experience to the role, having been the Head of Legal at the Guardians since June 2015. Ms Billett is currently the Chair of the Guardians’ Risk Committee.
