Corporate Governance

Appointed to the Board on 10 March 2017 and last elected at the 2023 annual meeting. Appointed as Chair on 1 April 2022.

Lorraine is a professional director with extensive experience in technology and Information Communications Technology (ICT) sectors, as well as competence in finance, strategy and entrepreneurship. She is a Chartered Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Directors and has more than 25 years of experience in senior management and finance roles, including as past General Manager of Telecom Mobile from 1997 to 2001.

Lorraine is a director of Mercury NZ Limited. Lorraine is a past Chair of Kordia Group Limited and Move Logistics Limited, a past board member of Pushpay Limited and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, among others. She is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

Lorraine holds a Bachelor of Management Studies with First Class Honours from the University of Waikato.

Appointed to the Board on 1 November 2024. Mark will put himself forward for election at the 2025 annual meeting.
 
Mark is a professional director with over 35 years of experience in leading and innovating in global businesses. A recognised leader in the global tech industry, Mark has held executive and board roles in some of the world’s most renowned technology companies, including IBM, Veritas, Symantec, NetApp, and ShoreTel, among others.
 
Mark is a board member of Marama Labs and previous Chair and a board member of fellow New Zealand based companies Arcanum AI and Litmaps. He is Chair with Vistage Australia and New Zealand and a General Partner at Quidnet Ventures, a seed stage venture capital firm that focuses on investing in and supporting NZ tech. A member of the board for the Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium (BASIC) since 2004, including five years as Chair, Mr Bregman is also a Physical Sciences Investment Committee Member for Return On Science, a national research commercialisation programme hosted by Auckland University's UniServices.
 
Mark holds an M.A and Ph.D. from Columbia University, is an Edmund Hilary Fellow and is a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors. He has owned property in New Zealand since 1999 and moved here full-time in 2023.

Appointed to the Board on 17 March 2025. Lisbeth will put herself forward for election at the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Lisbeth is the Chief Executive of Gallagher Animal Management, and also currently an independent director of Goodnature and BRANZ. She has a depth of specialised experience at the board and management level across the technology, engineering and manufacturing sectors and a proven track record for guiding innovative companies to grow and capture market share on a global-scale.

At Gallagher, Lisbeth leads the Animal Management business with offices in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada, Chile and Brazil, joint ventures in Europe and South Africa, and distribution partners across Latin America and Asia. She has previously held senior leadership roles at New Zealand and international companies including Fletcher Building, UniServices, The Icehouse, and global company Bekaert in Belgium and China.

Lisbeth holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Auckland, a MSc in Engineering from KULeuven (Belgium) and completed the General Management Programme at INSEAD (Paris). She is Honorary Consul of Belgium and is a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

Appointed to the Board on 24 March 2025. Jon will put himself forward for election at the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Jon is an experienced, commercial and results focused former executive with over two decades of experience in major financial services companies in New Zealand and Australia, including as Chief Financial Officer of ASB Bank from 2012 to 2023. His work experience covers structured finance, risk management, strategy, online banking, fostering Fintech innovation and finance leadership.

Jon is currently a Non-Executive Director of the New Zealand Shareholders’ Association, an advisory Board Member for New Zealand companies Slice and Indi, and has held previous directorships in the banking, funds management, securities broking, property management and insurance sectors. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant ANZ and a Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

Jon holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Post Graduate Certificate in Accountancy from the University of Cape Town, and was named Deloitte Top 200 New Zealand Chief Financial Officer of the Year in 2018.

Appointed to the Board on 5 November 1991 and last elected at the 2022 annual meeting.

Brent's 43 years at Rakon include almost 36 years as Managing Director /CEO, from 1986 until March 2022, during which time Rakon established global operations and markets. In his capacity as Chief Technology Officer, Brent drives the business' technology and innovation. Under Brent’s leadership, Rakon grew into a global business and a recognised leader in the frequency control product industry.

Brent is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. He was awarded the New Zealand Hi-Tech Trust Flying Kiwi Award in 2011. Brent is a director of Quantifi Photonics Limited

Appointed to the Board on 13 July 2023 and elected at the 2023 annual meeting.

Jung Meng (JM) is the president of Siward Crystal Technology Co. Limited (Siward), a substantial shareholder (12.19%) in Rakon. An experienced business leader with over 45 years in the frequency control product industry, JM has helped grow Siward to become a global leader with revenue of US$100+ million.

JM is a director of Securitag Assembly Group Limited, Apex Optech Co., Limited and Siward subsidiaries. He holds an EMBA from Feng Chia University in Taiwan.