Justine Smyth
Justine Smyth is the chair of Spark, who announced plans for the company to explore options for raising $1 billion for data-center expansion in response to recent earnings challenges.
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Justine Smyth is the chairwoman who discussed Starlink's impact on Spark at the annual meeting.
Starlink revenue surges as Spark’s market share slips in Commerce Commission report - Tech Insider
New Zealand· 2025-11-24
Justine Smyth is the chairwoman of Spark.
ANZ NZ’s chairman Scott St John best paid in the country, pipping BNZ and Fonterra chairsNew Zealand· 2025-11-13
Justine Smyth, chairwoman of Spark New Zealand, points to years of investment in AI paying off.
Mood of the Boardroom: Business leaders see AI potential but uptake is slowNew Zealand· 2025-10-01
Justine Smyth is the chairwoman of Spark and will stand for re-election at the upcoming annual meeting.
NZ sharemarket closes lower as tech stocks buoyed by Oracle update – Market closeNew Zealand· 2025-09-11
Justine Smyth is the chair of Spark, and her successor is expected to come from the board's ranks.
‘One of the most challenging periods in Spark’s history’: Telco takes big profit hit, reveals new five-year planNew Zealand· 2025-08-19
Justine Smyth is the longstanding chairwoman being considered for replacement.
Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund up 4% as NZX 50 lifts for second day this week - Market closeNew Zealand· 2025-07-29
Justine Smyth is the chairwoman of Spark who indicated the company was looking for her replacement.
‘Very quiet’: NZX up 0.45% as investors await earnings - Market closeNew Zealand· 2025-07-28
Chairwoman Justine Smyth said Spark had a plan to expand to 118 megawatts of data centre capacity.
Spark auctioning half its data centre business to fund $1b expansion push: reportNew Zealand· 2025-05-01
Justine Smyth, the chairwoman, highlighted the substantial deterioration in trading conditions over the past year.
Spark CEO Jolie Hodson fronts as $1 billion wiped off telco’s valueNew Zealand· 2025-02-21
Justine Smyth said the telco would explore various options to raise $1 billion for data-centre expansion over the next five years.
Tech Insider: A big move ahead of Spark’s earnings, more Callaghan ‘chaos’, Southlander’s start-up raises A$5m – and who is NZ’s DOGE-master?New Zealand· 2025-02-16
