Katherine (Kathy) Meads

Mrs Meads is a professional director with extensive experience in governance and management roles.  Mrs Meads is currently a director of Port Taranaki Limited, Shipowners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association (Luxembourg), 2Degrees Group Limited and Burgundy HoldCo Limited.  Her previous directorships include Enable Services Limited, Enable Networks Limited, Transpower New Zealand Limited, Magic Memories Group Holdings Limited, Snap Limited, Waterfront Industry Superannuation Fund and various Ngai Tahu subsidiary companies. Mrs Meads has a strong background in commercial and financial management across a broad range of business sectors including telecommunications, property, tourism, seafood, ports and insurance. She has held a number of executive leadership roles and has a global business perspective from her ongoing international directorship. Mrs Meads holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Canterbury. She is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc.) and a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Mrs Meads is a member of the Health & Safety Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Craig McCord

Mr McCord is a director and shareholder of Tauranga Hardware & Plumbing Ltd, a leading company in the Bay of Plenty region providing plumbing, gas and drainage services. He is a third generation plumber-drain layer and is proud of his career in the plumbing industry. The company has been a shareholder in NZPM since Plumbing World was established in Tauranga during the early 1970s. Mr McCord is community focused and has supported and served on a number of community boards. He has strong governance experience from a range of previous and current roles including being a trustee of Waipuna hospice, two school boards, serving on the Board of Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ Inc, as past president of the BOP Coromandel Master Plumbers. Mr McCord is a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc.). Mr McCord is Chair of NZPM’s Membership Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk and Compliance Committees.

Joel Eddington

Mr Eddington is the Managing Director and owner of Your Local Plumber 2015 Limited, based in the Auckland region.  He is a Certifying Plumber and Gasfitter with over 20 years of industry experience and holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Auckland University of Technology. Mr Eddington is a former participant in the NZPM Future Governance Programme and currently serves as Vice-President of Auckland Master Plumbers. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc.).  Mr Eddington was appointed to the Board of Directors on 22 August 2025 at the Annual Meeting.  Mr Eddington serves on the Membership Committee. 

John Leen

Mr Leen is the Managing Director of JLP Limited and JLP Commercial Limited. The companies are Wellington based contracting businesses concentrating on major commercial projects.  Mr Leen is a Certifying Plumber and Drainlayer with over 30 years’ experience as a business owner in the industry.  Mr Leen has undertaken a number of governance roles on commercial and advisory boards including across the plumbing industry including executive member and past President of the Wellington Master Plumbers Association, a director and chair of Master Plumbers Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ Inc., Masterlink Ltd and NZ Plumbers Journal Ltd. He has also been a member of advisory boards for the Plumbers Gasfitters & Drainlayers Board, the Skills Organisation and local polytechnics.  Mr Leen is a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc.).  Mr Leen is Chair of NZPM’s Remuneration Committee and a member of the Compliance and Membership Committees. 

Joseph Calkin

Mr Calkin is the Managing Director of F. B. Hall & Co. Limited, a company with over 50 employees and 100 years of operations providing plumbing, gas and drainage services in the Waikato region. Mr Calkin is a Certifying Plumber, Drainlayer and Gasfitter with 35 years of experience in the industry. Mr Calkin has undertaken a number of governance roles in cycling including local club president, regional coordinator positions, a board member of BMX New Zealand Incorporated and various committees and projects with Cycling NZ. Mr Calkin is also a member of the Waikato Chamber of Commerce. Mr Calkin is a former member of the NZPM Future Governance Programme and is a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc.). Mr Calkin is Chair of the Health and Safety Committee and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Kirstie Brown

Ms Brown is the Co-Owner of Jason Brown Plumbing & Gas, a business recognised with the 2025 Master Plumbers Award, serving the plumbing and gas industry in the Wellington region.Ms Brown has over 20 years of business experience in the plumbing industry, complemented by corporate experience gained as Marketing Services Manager at Dux Industries and governance experience from serving as Vice President of Hutt Valley Wairarapa Master Plumbers Association. Ms Brown is also a former member of the NZPM Future Governance Programme.Ms Brown is a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc.). Ms Brown is Chair of NZPM's Compliance Committee and a member of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee.

Paul Moodie

Mr Moodie joined the NZPM Co-operative board as an independent appointed director from 1 March 2026. Mr Moodie is a professional director and senior partner at Findex, an accounting and financial advisory business with over 90 offices across Australia and New Zealand. In his roles at Findex, Mr Moodie has developed extensive experience in change management, strategy and performance improvement. Mr Moodie is currently a director of Tuapeka Gold Print Limited (Trends Promotional Products), Tuapeka Business Park Limited and Central Otago Health Services Limited (Dunstan Hospital). He is chair of Warbirds Over Wānaka, The Healthcare Otago Charitable Trust and trustee of the Findex Community Trust. His previous board roles include Aotea Group Holdings Limited, Batchelar McDougall Consulting Limited, EIS Group Limited, The Emerson Brewing Company Limited and The Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust.Mr Moodie is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc.) and a Fellow Chartered Accountant of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Mr Moodie is chair the Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.