The Board

Albert has an extensive and impressive governance and executive career spanning across government, energy, agriculture and transport. Throughout his career, Albert has delivered numerous large-scale and complex infrastructure projects, experience which will be invaluable in his role with Leighs.

Albert first worked with Leighs in his capacity as CEO Otakaro and says “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to work again with Leighs Construction, which occupies an enviable position in New Zealand’s construction sector based on an outstanding record of delivery and excellent stakeholder and employee relations. I am particularly honored to be selected as Chairman to help my fellow Directors and Management lead the next stage of growth and development of the Company.

Founder and previous Managing Director of Leighs Construction, Anthony has moved to an Executive Director governance and strategic role for the company.

From its inception in 1995, Anthony has led Leighs Construction to become the successful and well-respected commercial construction company it is today. His abilities have been recognised within the construction industry, and he was winner of the NZIOB Young Achiever in 2002 and joint winner of the NZIOB Supreme and Innovation Awards in 2005. In 2011, he was awarded commendation at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Anna has had a long executive career with some of New Zealand’s most recognisable companies including Air New Zealand, Fonterra, Refining NZ and Landcorp, as well as directorships in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. While a relative newcomer to the construction contracting industry, Anna has sat on the other side of the table as client representative for significant build programmes, and brings a strong customer service focus. Anna was appointed to the Board of Leighs in April 2022.

Brian Nightingale is director of Building and Construction Services Limited and a past member of the Building Practitioners Board. Brian is involved with Registered Master Builders, the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors and the New Zealand Institute of Builders.

Brian has more than 35 years of experience and has been involved in numerous high profile projects, including the redevelopment of Eden Park for the Rugby World Cup, the refurbishments of the Beehive and The Old Government Buildings, earthquake strengthening of the Rankin Browne and Hunter buildings at Victoria University and the Bond Store on Wellington’s Queens Wharf.

Paul has over 35 years’ experience in the property industry, including CEO/Managing Director of DNZ Property Fund for 13 years.

During his career, Paul held positions as GM of Fletcher Property and was Joint Managing Director of the US Real Estate Subsidiaries for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. In this role, he oversaw the formation of a large real estate investment portfolio in the US and Europe. Paul is currently a Director of a number of private companies.

Sinead is appointed Chair, Audit and Risk, a role for which she has significant experience. Sinead qualified as a Chartered Accountant and has previously held Senior Executive roles at the ANZ and BNZ banks before embarking on a governance career where she has held board appointments in the banking, construction, insurance, manufacturing and IT sectors. Sinead has chaired the audit and risk sub-committees on most of her board appointments.