Hayley Cassidy, Bank of New Zealand

Some of her most notable works over the past 12 months include:

• increasing diversity of the BNZ legal leadership team from 20% to 50% within six months of commencing, and developed a clear pipeline of diverse talent;
• creating a new model for engagement with law firms and external service providers;
• droving sign up to the Mindful Business Charter, which will result in better working conditions, flexibility, and improve inclusivity;   
• droving sign up to the Equitable Briefing Charter, which demonstrates BNZ’s clear commitment to industry diversity and inclusion; and 
• droving the creation and adoption of the BNZ Model Litigant Principles, the first bank (and first private organization in NZ) to do so.