Jon joined the Kiwibank Board as Chair in November 2019. He has had a distinguished career and has held senior roles across a diverse range of commercial and not for profit organisations in several countries, including chair of SkyCity, deputy chair of ASB Bank and Sovereign Assurance Company, director of Mighty River Power and Air NZ, a trustee of World Vision New Zealand, CEO of Brierley New Zealand and Solid Energy, and CFO of Lend Lease in Australia. He retired in September 2019 after 17 years volunteering with VisionFund International, the global microfinance subsidiary of World Vision International, where he was Chair for the last six years.

Jon is a professional director and is currently Chair of Timberlands Limited and a director at Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation Limited. He is an ordained priest in the Anglican church in New Zealand/Aotearoa.

He is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.