22 April 2021
Waikato-Tainui has appointed Hinerangi Raumati-Tu’ua as Chair of Tainui Group Holdings (TGH), the commercial investment arm of the iwi. Ms Raumati-Tu’ua (Waikato, Ngaati Mutunga) will take up the role effective 1 May.
The appointment was jointly announced by Linda Te Aho, Chair of Te Arataur(the executive committee of the iwi) and outgoing TGH chair Sir Henry van der Heyden who will retire by rotation at the end of April after serving nine years as a director and the Chair of TGH.
Ms Te Aho and Sir Henry said it was exciting to appoint the first iwi member to chair the company since 2003.