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Henri Eliot

Qualifications : BA, LLB (Lond), MBA, LLM, PgD (Cantab), MSt (Cantab), CFInstD.

Henri Eliot is a professional director and mediator in the boardrooms of New Zealand and Australia with a reputation for skill, determination, commerciality and relatability. He now uses his experience to help boards function at their peak.

Henri has an international education and broad professional experience. He received his LLB (Hons) from the University of London, Masters in Commercial and Corporate Law from the University of Auckland, his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from McGill University, his MBA from Richmond University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship from the Judge Business School (University of Cambridge) and a Masters in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge. 

His senior executive career has followed a similar path, working at JP Morgan Chase and PwC in the UK, Deloitte in New York City, the Bank of Montreal in Toronto, and emerging technologies at Spark New Zealand.

Henri is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand and Associate Member of Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand. He trained as a mediator at Harvard Law School. Accredited Farm Debt Mediator and Rural Panel List member. 

Henri has published two books on corporate governance entitled Board Shorts (2017) and Board Shorts The Next Wave (2022). 

Henri is currently Chairman of Balle Bros Group and Dodson Motorsport.

Areas of expertise

  • Corporate Governance
  • Private Equity
  • Venture Capital
  • Governance and Management
  • Dispute Resolution and Mediation
  • Māori Business
  • Agriculture
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Family Office & Private Wealth
  • Governance & Decision-Making

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