Chorus has announced that Kate Jorgensen will be appointed to its Board from 1 July 2020. Kate has held a number of senior leadership positions within the telecommunications, infrastructure and construction industries in New Zealand. Most recently, she was CFO of Vodafone New Zealand. Prior to that, Kate was CFO of KiwiRail, CFO of Fletcher Building's infrastructure division and a senior audit manager for KPMG. Ms. Jorgensen will also become a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee from 1 July 2020. The Chorus Board has determined that Ms. Jorgensen will be an independent director. Chorus has announced that Jon Hartley has advised he will step down from the Board effective as at 31 August 2020.