Arvida Group Limited announced the appointment of Susan Paterson and Paul Ridley-Smith as independent directors. This completes the board appointment process and brings the number of directors to five, of which four are independent. Susan has many years' Board experience and was appointed as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to corporate governance.

She holds a number of directorships, including Abano Healthcare Group, Goodman NZ, Les Mills NZ and Housing New Zealand. Paul was most recently General Counsel at Contact Energy and prior to that was a senior executive in the Morrison & Co and Infratil group. His previous directorships include Wellington International Airport, Liquigas, iSite Media and Wallace Corporation.

He is currently a trustee of the New Zealand Festival and the Wallace Arts Trust. He holds an LLB from Victoria University and an MBA from Columbia University.