Executive Leadership Team

Shane Ellison

Chief Executive Officer BBS, MPublnfra

Shane Ellison has more than 20 years of global transport industry experience and held senior leadership roles at Transdev Australasia and Veolia Transport S.A. before returning to New Zealand in 2018. He has whakapapa links to the iwi of Ngai Tahu and Te Ati Awa.

Andrew Allen

Executive GM, Service Delivery B.Eng

Andrew Allen has over 25 years’ experience in the civil engineering industry. He was Group Manager of the former Auckland City Council Transport Asset Group until his appointment to AT in 2010. Andrew has chaired the ATOC Management Board since its formation in 2011.

Jenny Chetwynd

Executive GM, Planning and Investment BRP (Hons), MBA

Jenny Chetwynd has more than 30 years private and public sector experience. Before joining AT in 2019, Jenny held senior roles at Waka Kotaki NZ Transport Agency, Transpower, the Ministry for the Environment and Boffa Miskell.

Mark Laing

Executive GM, Finance CA, MAF, BBS

Mark Laing is a Chartered Accountant with a broad financial background including commercial and operational, corporate finance, treasury, investor relations and M&A experience. Prior to joining AT in 2018, Mark worked at Spark NZ, Telecom NZ, UBS Warburg and KPMG.

Rodger Murphy

Executive GM, Risk & Assurance B.Acc

Rodger Murphy’s career has spanned professional services, banking and risk management. He has previously been a partner at Deloitte and held senior management roles in the BNZ. Rodger has 25 years’ experience in governance, risk management and business process improvement.

Bryan Sherritt

Executive GM, Safety B.Eng

Bryan established and led the Vicroads Safe System Road Infrastructure Programme team in Australia, delivering the largest road safety programme in Victoria’s history. He is a member of the NZ TrackSAFE Board of Trustees and the Safekids Aotearoa Governance Team.

Vanessa Ellis

Executive GM, Customer Experience BBS

Vanessa Ellis joined AT in late 2018 and is responsible for a team focused on customer insights and analytics, product and marketing, community transport, sustainable mobility, human-centred design, customer services, digital channels and customer experience strategy.

Roger Jones

Executive GM, Business Technology BSc

Roger Jones has extensive experience in the IT industry, in the past working for NZ Police, Air New Zealand and Fonterra. He is a member of the Microsoft Services Executive Board, an Independent Director at healthAlliance and a member of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Customer Advisory Board.

Mark Lambert

Executive GM, Integrated Networks BSc (Hons)

Mark Lambert’s career spans 25 years working in both the private and public sectors in the UK, Europe and New Zealand across management consultancy, procurement and project management, construction management and public transport operations planning and delivery roles.

Wally Thomas

Executive GM, Stakeholder, Communities and Communication | DIPJ, PRINZ Fellow

Wally Thomas had a successful career as an award-winning journalist and editor before holding a number of senior corporate communications and political advisory roles. He is a Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand and has served on boards for various charities and not-for-profits.

Natasha Whiting

Executive GM, Culture & Transformation BA, LLB, MBS

Natasha Whiting has a wealth of senior HR experience across multiple sectors including telecommunications, manufacturing, banking and building. She has worked for DB Breweries, NZ Post, Westpac, Telecom New Zealand, Fletcher Building, TelstraClear and the Ford Motor Company.