Sheryl Cornelius

Based in Auckland, New Zealand, she is a member of the Steering Committee of the Diversity Agenda, an Industry organisation focused on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in engineering and architecture.  She has been a GHD Executive Director since April 2017. Sheryl has previously served on the Board Audit Committee (2018-2021).  Sheryl is the current Chair of the Board ESG Committee (member since September 2021) and is a member of the Board Nominations Committee (June 2017).

Sheryl has more than 30 years’ leadership experience across several industries including FMCG manufacturing, banking, retail and private health. Sheryl has an Honours degree, majoring in Industrial and Organisational Psychology and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Waikato. She is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.