The Spark New Zealand Board announced that it has appointed David Havercroft as a non-independent, non-executive director to the Board. David's appointment will take effect from 1 October 2021. David's career in the technology industry has spanned more than 35 years. Having worked as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer at Spark New Zealand until 2017, he has also held executive and management positions in IBM Asia Pacific, Cable & Wireless and BT. David is currently a director on Connect 8, Southern Cross Cables, KiwiWealth, and was formerly a director of Kordia. In accordance with Spark's constitution, David will retire and offer himself for re-election at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in November 2021. The Board also announced that Pip Greenwood has decided not to seek re-election at Spark's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in November 2021 after taking on the role of Chair at Westpac New Zealand from 1 October 2021.