Elizabeth Mary Coutts is a businessperson who has been the head of 11 different companies and presently holds the position of Chairman at EBOS Group Ltd., Chairman at Skellerup Holdings Ltd., Chairman at Oceania Healthcare Ltd., Chairman at Urwin & Co. Ltd. and Chairman at Ports of Auckland Ltd.

She is also Member-Financial Reporting Standards Board at Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland & Labrador and on the board of 5 other companies.

In the past she held the position of Chairman at Industrial Research Ltd., Member of New Zealand Commerce Commission, Chairman for Maunsell Group Ltd., Chairman of Life Pharmacy Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of Caxton Group Ltd., Governor at The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Commissioner at Earthquake Commission and Chairman & President for Institute of Directors in New Zealand, Inc.