My Net Worth: Jan Dawson, chair, Port of Auckland

My Net Worth: Jan Dawson, chair, Port of Auckland
Jan Dawson has overseen the turnaround of the council-owned port company alongside CEO Roger Gray. (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
Port of Auckland chair Jan Dawson was named chairperson of the year at the 2024 Deloitte Top 200 awards. A keen yachtie and longstanding professional director, she led one of the big four advisory firms in New Zealand, KPMG, for six years and became the first woman to chair a major retail bank in this country when she held the role at Westpac.I was born in Blockhouse Bay, so I was a Westie. I’m the second child of five and the first daughter, so a recipe for you-know-what – competition.My father owned a sawmill. He started...

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