Corbel Construction appoints company director John Bishop to its Board

This is a supplied media release. 

Corbel Construction (Corbel) has appointed John Bishop to its Board as an independent director.

John is an Auckland-based professional company director and Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors.

Corbel’s Managing Director Craig Jones says, “John is an experienced independent director who has served on a number of boards in the commercial and not-for-profit sector, and has held senior management roles as chief executive or general manager across a wide range of sectors. He has excellent governance skills and will make a valuable contribution to the company as it increases its national presence.”

John is currently Chairman and Director of Claymark Group Holdings, Environmental Health Management Services, Mackley Carriers, Insurance Holdings Pacific, Storelink Sales, Reclaim and KCL Property, and a director of Quantum Funding, the Rugby Leader International Federation, International Cargo Systems, New Zealand Rugby League and the Rugby League World Cup 2017. He has also served as a Governor of Kristin School, Albany, and as a Trustee of Mercy Hospice Foundation Trust and North Harbour Charitable Trust.

Before becoming a professional company director John held senior management roles including Chief Executive of Home and Leisure Group, General Manager Commercial and Business Banking with ASB and Director of Operations and IT for Credit Suisse Financial Products, Capital Markets Manager with Development Finance Corporation. He began his career qualifying as a Chartered Accountant and spent five year working in Chambers Fawcett’ Auckland accountancy practice.

He joins existing directors Craig Jones, managing director; Mark Wells, company founder; and Bruce Emson, chief executive of South Island electricity distributor Mainpower and formerly chief operating officer at the Earthquake Commission.

Craig Jones said, “John’s appointment is timely, Corbel now has the capacity and necessary skillsets to secure and successfully undertake larger and more complex construction projects. This means we provide a viable alternative offering across a range of projects to the clients of the larger building companies in Auckland and Canterbury.