Spark New Zealand Limited announced that it has appointed Sylvia Ding as a `future director' under the Future Directors programme, effective 1 February 2022 for a period of 12 months. Ms. Ding is currently the `General Manager ­ Reporting and Insights' at online accounting software company, Xero, where she leads the reporting and insights unit to build and grow the company's products globally. She brings more than 15 years' global technology experience through a variety of roles at Vodafone and Amazon across New Zealand, UK, China and Australia. Ms. Ding replaces outgoing Future Director, Ana Wight whose term comes to an end on 31 December 2021.