Mercury NZ Limited has announced changes to its Board, with Lorraine Witten joining from 1 September 2022 and Andy Lark confirming his intention to retire from the conclusion of the 2022 Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Experienced director and business leader Ms Witten joins the Board with an extensive background in telco, technology and ICT. She has more than 20 years' experience in governance roles across both the public and private sectors.

Ms Witten currently chairs MOVe Logistics Group and Rakon and is an independent director of Pushpay Holdings. Ms Witten's previous appointments include as director of Horizon Energy Group as well as an Advisory Board Member and Audit Committee Chair of the Department of Corrections, Board member WREDA, and director and chair of Kordia Group. Mercury's Board has determined that Lorraine Witten is an Independent Director for the purposes of the NZX Listing Rules.

Under Mercury's constitution, Ms Witten is required to retire at the next Annual Shareholders' Meeting in September 2022 and stand for election by shareholders at that meeting. After more than 8 years serving on the Board, Andy Lark has confirmed his retirement as a Mercury director, with effect from the end of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on 22 September 2022.