Jo brings more than 20 years’ experience in HR, Sales and Managing Director roles across New Zealand, Australia, Europe, Latin America and South East Asia, working with a number of well-known organisations both domestically and globally. As Global Head of HR for Fonterra, Jo led the people strategy for more than 22,000 employees across 50+ markets. She has also led significant business units >$1b in revenues in both B2B and FMCG, including as Managing Director for Fonterra’s New Zealand FMCG business. Jo co- founded Futurework Studio in 2019, a tech and consulting company which has developed Hive (SaaS) to unlocks new ways for people to work and learn together, ensuring organisations build a more connected and engaged culture, and up-skilling employees through real-time experiences.

In addition to her role as Co-CEO of FutureWork Studio, Jo currently sits as an Independent Member for the NZ Army Leadership Board, as an Independent on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Leadership Team, is on the HR Advisory Board for Parliamentary Service, and is a Non-Executive Director for Cognition Education Group.