Antarctica NZ chief executive Sarah Williamson resigns

Antarctica NZ chief executive Sarah Williamson resigns
Early renders of the now-abandoned large-scale modular Scott Base rebuild. (Image: Jasmax, Hugh Broughton Architects, Antarctica NZ)
Oliver Lewis
Antarctica New Zealand chief executive Sarah Williamson has resigned and will leave the Crown entity on Nov 15.Williamson, who joined Antarctica NZ in 2019 after holding senior roles at Air NZ, recently had her initial five-year contract renewed.Under her leadership, the Crown entity secured $498 million to progress a comprehensive rebuild of Scott Base in Antarctica; however, it couldn’t come to acceptable commercial terms with its preferred contractor, Leighs Construction.A number of key staff resigned, staff confidence in the organisat...

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