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Featured Women: Naomi Ballantyne

Naomi Ballantyne says she always knew who she wanted to be, that is, driven by doing work that did good things for people. 

WATCH: NBR Rich List editor Hamish McNicol speaks to Naomi Ballantyne for the inaugural Women’s List.

Hamish McNicol Mon, 09 Jun 2025

Category: Women

See all profiles, rankings and feature articles on The NBR List 2025 home page.

Naomi Ballantyne built what she says became the first female-founded New Zealand company to sell for $1 billion.  

That’s life insurance business Partners Life, which she co-founded, and which sold to

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Hamish McNicol Mon, 09 Jun 2025
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