The Board
At the helm of Leighs is an independent board of skilled leaders, thinkers, and passionate executive and senior leadership teams. We bring regional governance, experience, and sound direction to each project.
The Board
Anthony Leighs
Founder and Chair
Anthony Leighs
Founder and previous Managing Director of Leighs Construction, Anthony has chaired the board since 2025.
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.
Paul Duffy
Non Executive Director
Paul Duffy
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 Horgan
Non Executive Director
Sinead Horgan
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.
