Skellerup Holdings Limited appointed Liz Coutts as new Chair of the company. Ms. Coutts's appointment, follows Sir Selwyn Cushing's decision to step down from the chairmanship after 10 years in the role. Ms. Coutts joined the company's Board in 2002, and is currently chair of the company's Audit and Risk Management Committee. Over the past 20 years, Ms Coutts has been a director of companies operating in various sectors including primary production, manufacturing, logistics, and sport. She is currently Chair of aged care provider Oceania Healthcare, Ports of Auckland and privately-owned fishing company Urwin & Co, and a director of EBOS Group, Sanford, Yellow Pages and Tennis Auckland. She is also Vice President of the Institute of Directors, and was last year appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to governance.