Our Minister, Board, CE and Executive

Minister for ACC

Honourable Matt Doocey

Minister for ACC
Minister for Mental Health
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
Minister for Youth
Associate Minister of Health
Associate Minister of Transport

Associate Minister for ACC

Honourable Melissa Lee

Associate Minister for ACC
Minister for Economic Development
Minister for Ethnic Communities
Minister for Media and Communications

ACC Board

The ACC Board governs how we function. It delegates day-to-day leadership and management to the Chief Executive.

ACC Board governance documents

The ACC Board publishes its governance documents, including agendas and meeting minutes.

View ACC Board governance documents

ACC Board members

The ACC Board has up to eight non-executive members, each appointed by the Minister for three years. The Minister can re-appoint a Board member or shorten their term.

The current members are set out below.

Chair - Dr Tracey Batten

Appointed February 2019
Chair from March 2024

Tracey is an experienced non-executive director. She is a qualified medical practitioner and holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University. She brings over 30 years international experience in the health care sector including fifteen-plus years in CEO roles of large, complex, hospital groups. Tracey has worked closely with businesses in the hospital, aged care and medical research sectors in the UK and Australia.

Tracey is also:

A director of National Institute of Water and Atmospheric (NIWA) Research
A director of Medibank Private Limited (Australia)
A director of EBOS Group Limited
A director of Nanosonics Limited

Deputy Chair - David Hunt

Appointed September 2021
Deputy Chair from March 2024
Acting Chair of the ACC Board People and Culture Committee
Member of the ACC Board Investment Committee

David is an economist with extensive public and private sector experience for both government and business organisations. Since 2006 David has been a consulting director at Concept Consulting Group, a firm that specialises in providing advice on carbon, energy, and utility-sector issues. In this role David has led assignments for governments and businesses in New Zealand, Australia, and Singapore. He has a BA Hons (First Class) in Economics and a BA in Statistics, both from Massey University.

David is also:

A director of Concept Consulting Group
A director of Christchurch City Holdings Limited

Bella Takiari-Brame

Appointed February 2021
Chair of the ACC Board Risk Assurance and Audit Committee

Bella is Ngāti Maniapoto and Waikato-Tainui. She is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors. Bella has global experience in oil and gas and utility industries. She holds Governance roles in Iwi, Commercial and Crown entities.

Bella holds a Master in Management Studies with Distinction from Waikato University.

Bella is also:

Managing Director of Luana Limited
Chair of The Lines Company including its subsidiaries
Deputy Chair of Te Nehenehenui Trust
A director of Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited including its subsidiaries
A director of Crown Infrastructure Partners Limited
A director of Braemar Hospital Limited
A director of Aotearoa Fisheries Limited (trading as Moana New Zealand Limited)
A director of Accordant Group Limited
A director of NZ Healthcare Investments Limited
A trustee of Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board

Dr Helen Nott

Appointed February 2021
Member of the ACC Board Risk Assurance and Audit Committee

Helen is an experienced company director focused on the health, wealth, care and insurance sectors. She brings over 20 years’ of experience in corporate strategy and innovation. Helen holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering. She is fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and of Chief Executive Women (Australia).

Helen is also:

• Director of the QBE Australia Pacific portfolio of entities, and Chair of the Audit Committee
• Director of Australian Unity Limited and Chair of the Audit Committee
• Director of various Australian Unity subsidiaries including Australian Unity Health Limited, Australian Unity Care Services, Australian Unity Home Care Services and myHomeCare Pty Ltd.
• Chair of the Australian Unity Subsidiary Accounts Audit Committee

Mark Cross

Appointed August 2021
Chair of the ACC Board Investment Committee

Mark is an independent director with over 20 years’ of international experience in corporate finance. He holds a Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting and Finance) degree, is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a chartered fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mark is also:

Chair of Chorus Limited
Director of Xero Limited and Chair of the Audit & Risk Management Committee

Kim Gordon

Appointed September 2023
Member of the ACC Board Risk Assurance and Audit Committee
Acting Member of the ACC Board People and Culture Committee

Kim has over 30 years technology advisory experience across commercial, procurement, strategy, governance, and legal roles. She was previously a partner at MinterEllison and has held a number of not-for-profit, public, and private sector governance roles over a 17-year period.

Kim holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland. She was born in Apia and is of Samoan, Chinese and European ancestry. Kim, her partner and two children live on a lifestyle property in Auckland with their sheep, dogs and a cat.

Kim is:

Director of Ara Digital Limited
Director/Commissioner of Lotto New Zealand
Trustee of the Auckland Softball Foundation Charitable Trust
Patron to Taitamariki Potentia
Kaitakawaenga, Survivor Experiences Service

The Executive

Led by the Chief Executive, the Executive Team has collective responsibility for the leadership and performance of ACC.

Megan Main

Chief Executive

Megan started as Chief Executive of ACC in November 2021.

With a strong background in healthcare and delivering quality public services, Megan is passionate about leading ACC to deliver on its purpose of improving lives every day.

Prior to joining ACC, Megan held leadership roles at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment as Deputy Chief Executive of Managed Isolation and Quarantine, and Deputy Chief Executive of the Corporate, Governance and Information Group.

She was previously Chief Executive at NZ Health Partnerships and Chief Executive of Health Purchasing Victoria (Australia). Before joining the health sector, Megan held senior line management and consulting roles in a range of industries including fast-moving consumer goods, manufacturing and professional services.

Andy Milne

Deputy Chief Executive, Strategy, Engagement and Planning

Andy joined ACC in September 2022 from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), where he was the Deputy Secretary for Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ).

Prior to MBIE, Andy was Deputy National Commissioner at the Department of Corrections. Originally from the United Kingdom, Andy had an extensive career in the British police, including as a senior officer investigating fatal road crashes – an experience which makes him particularly passionate about ACC’s Prevention focus.

The Strategy, Engagement and Planning group leads development and implementation of ACC’s Strategy, through activities that support continuous improvement of ACC and enterprise planning. The group comprises our strategy and customer insights, enterprise planning, Government engagement, customer engagement, and performance and intelligence functions.

Amanda Malu

Deputy Chief Executive, Service Delivery

Amanda (Kāi Tahu) joined ACC in September 2022, bringing a wealth of experience in service design and delivery.

Before joining ACC, Amanda was the Chief Executive of Whānau Āwhina Plunket, the largest provider of support services to families with young children in Aotearoa. Her passion for making a difference is evident in the leadership roles she has held, including at Whānau Āwhina Plunket and previously as an Associate Director on the Board of Ngāi Tahu Holdings, and at the Families Commission, ESR and Tertiary Education Commission.

The Service Delivery group provides critical customer-facing support services for people injured in an accident, working in close partnership with other parts of ACC to achieve positive outcomes for New Zealanders. The group includes the customer connection, client recovery, service operations, service support, and integrity services functions.

Michael Frampton

Deputy Chief Executive, People and Culture

Michael joined ACC in April 2022. He is a seasoned human resources leader with over fifteen years executive and industry leadership experience in delivering people strategy, organisational transformation and service redesign.

Michael previously held the role of Chief People Officer at Sky TV, and prior to that spent eight years at Canterbury DHB, including as Chief People Officer and as the executive lead for the West Coast DHB. He also chaired the 20 DHB Chief People Officer group for four years, and has significant experience in large-scale, complex public and private sector roles and health environments.

The People and Culture group is responsible for our enterprise people strategy which enables the business to deliver on our mission of improving the lives of New Zealanders every day. The Group oversees ACC’s organisational design and development, talent attraction and retention, culture and values, wellbeing health and safety, employee relations, and employee communications and engagement.

Stewart McRobie

Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate and Finance

Stewart joined ACC in August 2022. He has vast experience across the private and public sectors in banking, insurance and government, spanning a broad range of corporate and finance functions.

Stewart was previously the Chief Financial Officer at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), leading the Finance and Performance group. He previously held Chief Financial Officer and other senior roles responsible for a range of finance and corporate functions, including at the New Zealand Racing Board where he also acted as Chief Executive Officer for an extended period, and has previously been the Chief Financial Officer for each of ASB, AMP and Westpac.

The Corporate and Finance group enables the organisation through the provision of strategic and operational advice and support across ACC. It comprises our technical corporate functions across finance, legal, risk and assurance, actuarial, procurement, property and privacy.

Paul Dyer

Chief Investments Officer

Paul first joined ACC in 2008 and became Chief Investments Officer in 2019.

Before joining ACC Paul was Chief Investment Officer of both AMP Capital Investors and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, Chief Advisor to the Minister of Finance and an economist with the New Zealand Treasury and stockbroker Buttle Wilson (now UBS).

The Investments group manages our investments to achieve the best possible balance of return and risk, by continually reviewing strategic asset allocations to ensure they provide the best possible balance of risk and expected return, and by actively managing our investment portfolio to gain better risk-adjusted returns than we would achieve from passive investments. This group develops ACC’s overall investment strategy and manages a significant proportion of ACC’s investment portfolio which includes managing strategic asset allocation, equities, fixed interest and direct markets.

Peter Fletcher

Deputy Chief Executive, Enterprise Change Delivery

Peter joined ACC in January 2018. He is an experienced technology executive with over 25 years leading technology change, predominantly in financial services.

Prior to ACC Peter was Group Manager, Technology at NZ Post and held Chief Information roles with Westpac New Zealand and BNZ.

The Enterprise Change Delivery group translates the ACC Strategy and enterprise plans into action, ensuring our customers are at the centre of all solutions. It also enables the organisation through the provision of information systems, technology, and analytics services. The Group comprises our business performance, technology and platforms, information and technology integration, architecture, commercial strategy and services, customer solutions and business capabilities functions.

Rēnata Blair

Deputy Chief Executive, Māori

Rēnata is Ngāti Whātua. Rēnata joined ACC in November 2023. He has a career spanning 25 years in the Māori sector of education, business and finance.

In his role as General Manager Māori Business at the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), he worked to grow the business across te ao Māori, both in meeting the needs of its customers and as a workplace which attracts, grows and retains Māori kaimahi (staff). He is also an experienced leader at board level, currently serving on Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust, Eden Park Board and AUT University Council.

The role of Deputy Chief Executive Māori reflects the need for ACC to have influential and widely recognised Māori expertise, strategic guidance and advice at the highest level of the organisation, ensuring we honour our Te Tiriti obligations and fulfil the potential of our ten-year strategy, Huakina Te Rā.

Phil Riley

Deputy Chief Executive, Prevention and Partnerships

Phil brings extensive senior leadership experience from his long career with ACC covering operational and change roles.

Phil joins the Prevention and Partnership team having most recently held the role of Head of Client Recovery, leading our teams providing rehabilitation services to injured New Zealanders. His previous roles include leading our Business Customer group, and Chief Transformation Officer, leading our strategic approach to transformational change.

The Prevention and Partnerships group drives our injury prevention strategy and leads ACC’s partnerships with levy payers and across the health sector and business community.  It leads the delivery of ACC’s Injury Prevention and Health Sector Strategies and ensures a strong and cohesive focus on health outcomes.