Justine Smyth

Justine Gay Bronwyn Smyth is a New Zealand business executive, and professional director. In 2020, Smyth was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to governance and women.

Early life and education Smyth grew up in South Auckland. Her father was a farmer, and she is the fourth of six children.

Career

Smyth had received a bursary from the Inland Revenue Department which bonded her to work for them for three years. She then joined Deloitte, attaining the rank of partner at the age of 29 or 30, one of two female partners at the time. She has been a director of New Zealand Post, Auckland International Airport, Mondiale VGL and Spark New Zealand. In 2017 she became the first woman to chair Spark's board.

Smyth has been Chair of the Breast Cancer Foundation since 2010. She was inspired to become involved due to her mother's survival after a diagnosis of breast cancer. In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Smyth was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to governance and women.