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Jo Brosnahan is the former CEO of the Northland and Auckland regional councils. (Image: Institute of Directors)
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Jo Brosnahan, the chair of Maritime New Zealand, has become a dame companion of the NZ Order of Merit for services to governance and business.Brosnahan has a slew of governance roles behind her, including founding Pūmanawa Kaiārahi – Leadership NZ (LNZ) in 2003 – serving more than a decade as chair – and she is the current chair of the ambassadors.Besides Maritime NZ, she’s the chair of Harrison Grierson and was the former chief executive of the Northland and Auckland regional councils.Brosnahan was also national preside...

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