Shareholder Council
The LIC Shareholder Council is made up of representatives from 21 wards throughout New Zealand.
Councillors are elected on a rotational basis by qualifying shareholders in their ward. Each councillor serves for four years.
What the Shareholder Council does
The Shareholder Council is responsible for reviewing and approving the following proposals from the Board of Directors:
- Mission Statement
- key strategic objectives
- business plans.
The Council is also responsible for approving the appointment of the three independent directors on our Board of Directors.
The Council reports on its activities at the Annual Meeting, and it also outlines its view of the company’s direction, performance and operations.
Electing council members
The Shareholder Council is made up of representatives from 21 wards. They serve for four years.
Councillors are elected by qualifying shareholders in their ward. To qualify, you must hold LIC co-operative control shares.
Elections are held on a rotational basis in April/May each year. If an election is being held in your ward we'll send you a list of candidates and voting instructions by post several weeks beforehand.
You get one vote for each LIC participant code you have.
Get in touch with your councillor
Contact your local councillor if you have any concerns or questions — they’re there to help.
Lyna Beehre
Ward 1 — Far North/Whangarei
158 Waiotu Block Road
RD 2
Hikurangi 0182
P: 09 433 9636
M: 027 332 995
Mark Meyer — Council chair
Ward 2 — Dargaville/Warkworth
134a Mapuna Road
RD 2
Tangiteroria 0381
P: 09 433 2664
M: 027 222 6177
Dennis Barclay
Ward 3 — South Auckland
773 East Coast Road
RD 3
Pokeno 2473
P: 09 232 2976
M: 027 452 1623
Jenny Morrison
Ward 4 — Hauraki Plains/Coromandel
27 Morrison Road,
Hikuai 3579
P: 07 864 7861
M: 027 316 1384
Wayne Reynolds
Ward 5 — North Waipa/West Waikato
377b Woodlands Road
RD 1
Hamilton 3281
P: 07 824 3218
M: 027 415 0989
Peter Le Heron
Ward 6 — East Waikato
884 Horrell Road
RD 4
Morrinsville 3374
P: 07 887 2618
M: 027 492 2958
Wynn Brown
Ward 7 — South Waikato
371b Matai Road
RD 2
Matamata 3472
P: 07 888 5949
M: 027 554 4120
E: wynn.tracy@no8wireless.co.nz
Jeanette Quin
Ward 8 —South Waipa/King Country
157 Adam Road
RD 7
Te Awamutu 3877
P: 07 872 7978
M: 027 458 5564
David Beuth
Ward 9 — Central Plateau
202 Maraeroa Road
RD 2
Rotorua 3072
P: 07 332 5882
M: 027 332 5005
Gerard Van Beek
Ward 10 — Bay of Plenty/East Coast
542 State Highway 30
RD 1
Whakatane 3191
P: 07 308 6474
M: 027 444 4940
Mark Hooper
Ward 11 — North Taranaki
144 Elsham Road
RD 3
New Plymouth 4373
P: 06 752 0132
M: 021 430 558
Bede Kissick
Ward 12 — Coastal Taranaki
127 Mangawhero Road
RD 29
Hawera 4679
P: 06 274 5818
M: 027 458 9920
Gordon Glentworth
Ward 13 — South Taranaki
1703 Eltham Road
RD 29
Hawera 4679
P: 06 764 6704
M: 021 536 928
Richard Ridd
Ward 14 — Manawatu/Rangatikei
1061 Napier Road
RD 10
Palmerston North 4470
P: 06 326 8151
M: 027 302 3870
David Hands
Ward 15 — Hawkes Bay/Waira
109 Vaughan Road
RD 11
Norswood 4974
P: 06 374 0411
M: 027 249 1985
Fraser Macbeth
Ward 16 — Tasman/Marlborough
1164 Korere-Tophouse Road
RD 2
Nelson 7072
P: 03 522 4699
Nathan Keoghan — Deputy Chair
Ward 17 — West Coast
57 Keoghans Road
Sergeants Hill
RD 2 Ext
Westport 7892
P: 03 789 7051
M: 021 977 562
Simon Clisby
Ward 18 — Canterbury
826 Balmoral Station Road
RD 2
Culverden 7392
P: 03 315 8053
M: 022 319 8900
Bruce Murphy
Ward 19 — South Canterbury/North Otago
4634 Waimate Highway
RD 10
Waimate 7980
P: 03 689 2881
M: 021 245 9362
Mark Shore
Ward 20 — Otago/North Southland
277 Wharetoa Road
RD 4
Balclutha 9274
P: 03 415 9004
M: 027 487 2360
John Dowdle
Ward 21 — Southland
184 Otahuti Road
RD 4
Invercargill 9874
P: 03 235 2266
M: 027 621 4444
