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Tiwana Tibble

Director

Kaiwhakatere

Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tuwharetoa and Ngāti Raukawa

Crown Appointment - July 2020

Tiwana Tibble is a distinguished Māori business executive with decades of experience in governance, organisational leadership, and Māori development. A Fellow Chartered Accountant, he holds postgraduate qualifications in business and management from Massey University and the Darden School of Business, University of West Virginia. Tiwana spent 15 years as Chief Executive of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Māori Trust Board, leading transformative growth across cultural, commercial, and community platforms. He has served on numerous boards across media, iwi development, and governance, contributing expertise in financial leadership, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement. Tiwana remains a respected figure in Māori economic development and organisational leadership across Aotearoa.