Mark Weldon (New Zealand)
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Mark Rhys Weldon has achieved prominence as a manager and a sportsman.
Weldon previously worked at Skadden, Arps in New York, and also at McKinsey & Company
, also in New York.
Weldon has given a significant amount of time to public policy and to "NZ Inc". Some of the things in this area he has done include:
Weldon serves on the board of High Performance Sport New Zealand, appointed by the government along with Hamish Carter as independent members to drive an enhanced focus on high performance sport. He was previously on the Board of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (2004-2006).
in Barcelona, Spain in the Men's 50m freestyle and in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay. He also swam for New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
in Auckland, and won numerous national titles, with national records.
Weldon has BCom, BA, and MCom (Hons) degrees from the University of Auckland, and a Juris Doctor degree and a diploma in International Law (Hons) from Columbia University
in New York.
In 2007 he was rated 25th on the New Zealand Listener Power List
of the 50 most powerful people in New Zealand.
Career
Weldon has served as the CEO of NZX Limited (NZX). NZX runs the national stock exchange located in Wellington, New Zealand. NZX also runs the national energy markets, derivative markets, and has a growing commodities focus in both the markets (grain, dairy) and information areas. NZX also runs New Zealand's only clearing and settlement infrastructure - clearing, settling and managing risk in exchange-traded products. When Weldon took over NZX, it was a mutual organization that had nearly been sold to the ASX for a peppercorn. He led the exchange through a demutualization and a listing. In the 8 years following its listing in 2003, shareholders in NZX received average annual returns of 24%. Since 2002, new business lines in clearing, settlement, information, commodities, and derivatives have been established in New Zealand and Australia.Weldon previously worked at Skadden, Arps in New York, and also at McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management. McKinsey serves as an adviser to many businesses, governments, and institutions...
, also in New York.
Weldon has given a significant amount of time to public policy and to "NZ Inc". Some of the things in this area he has done include:
- leading the Prime Minister's Appeal for Christchurch, after the devastating 22 February 2011 earthquake http://christchurchappealtrust.org.nz/
- chairing the Prime Minister's Job Summit in 2009
- participating on the Capital Markets Development Taskforce in 2009/10; the Tax Working Group in 2009; and the Climate Change Leadership Forum in 2007
Weldon serves on the board of High Performance Sport New Zealand, appointed by the government along with Hamish Carter as independent members to drive an enhanced focus on high performance sport. He was previously on the Board of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (2004-2006).
Background
Weldon represented New Zealand as a swimmer at the 1992 Summer Olympics1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona, Spain in the Men's 50m freestyle and in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay. He also swam for New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...
in Auckland, and won numerous national titles, with national records.
Weldon has BCom, BA, and MCom (Hons) degrees from the University of Auckland, and a Juris Doctor degree and a diploma in International Law (Hons) from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York.
Recognition
Weldon received a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2006 from the University of Auckland.In 2007 he was rated 25th on the New Zealand Listener Power List
New Zealand Listener Power List
The New Zealand Listener Power List is a list of the most powerful people in New Zealand, compiled annually by the New Zealand Listener from 2004 to 2009. From 2004 to 2007, the list covered the 50 most powerful people without separating them by field...
of the 50 most powerful people in New Zealand.