Gerald Mackenzie is an industry leader and Board and Executive Advisor on Strategy, Sustainability and Digital Transformation. Gerald’s international career spans 30 years and multiple industries. Most recently, Gerald led Sustainability and Innovation for Fletcher Building, a large New Zealand and Australian building company and manufacturer and distributor of building systems and materials. Gerald reframed their Sustainability strategy and execution to focus on the large emerging opportunities in low carbon, circular and energy efficient building materials and methods. Previously, Gerald led Strategy and Transformation for the Bank of New Zealand where he drove the re-set of the BNZ strategy, shaped the BNZ response to COVID and the acceleration of their digital transformation. Prior to that he held multiple roles leading Strategy and Transformation programs for Credit Suisse, including the build out of their multi-award winning Digital Private Bank in Asia Pacific. He also led innovation and fintech engagement for Credit Suisse, driving partnerships with Fintech players and building out a new data and analytics function to drive insights for the bank’s leaders on sales, risk, and operations. Gerald has also worked for McKinsey & Company leading large scale Strategy and Performance Transformation programs; across India, China and South East Asia. Gerald started his time in Asia following the Asian Financial crisis working with Ferrier Hodgson in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and China to negotiate and implement financial restructuring plans between banks and their clients, and managed companies through court appointed and voluntary administration processes. In his spare time, Gerald enjoys backcountry skiing, hiking and fly fishing in the mountains of New Zealand. Gerald is a keen cook, loves to read, travel and spend time with his wife and 2 daughters. Gerald is a passionate contributor to philanthropy and sustainability initiatives as a board member, advisor and volunteer.
