Spark New Zealand Chair Justine Smyth announced that Charles Sitch has decided to step down from the Spark Board, effective from the close of Spark's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 3 November 2023. Charles has been a Director on the Spark Board since 2011 and is currently Chair of the Audit Risk Management Committee. Gordon MacLeod has been appointed Chair of the Audit Risk Management Committee, effective from the close of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 3 November 2023.