My Net Worth: Abby Foote, independent director

My Net Worth: Abby Foote, independent director
Abby Foote has been described as sharp as a tack but not suffering fools.
Jacques Steenkamp
Abby Foote has been an independent director on some of New Zealand's biggest boards for two decades. She lives in Christchurch – her home for the past 16 years – with Hamish, her husband of 27 years, and their children Annie (21), Jonty (19) and Sam (16). I was born and raised in Eastbourne, Wellington, as the oldest of four siblings. My sister, Amy Laurenson, is the New Zealand Ambassador in Cairo, my brother Josh Laurenson is a geologist and spends a bit of time on oil rigs, and my youngest sibling is Seth, who has a doct...

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