Jolie Hodson, MNZM

Jolie Hodson is CEO and an Executive Director of Spark New Zealand. Her appointment to CEO in July 2019 followed a substantial career within Spark, leading different areas of the operating business over a six-year period. As CEO Jolie is responsible for ensuring the Company has a sound strategy and builds a team around her that is able to deliver the digital infrastructure, products and services, and innovation that supports Spark’s customers and Aotearoa to win big in a digital world.

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Jolie is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, digital equity, and the role of technology in enabling Aotearoa’s transition to a low-carbon economy. She is a member of Global Women, Champions for Change and a founder of OnBeingBold, and is passionate about mentoring women in business. In 2022 Jolie became the Convenor of the Climate Leaders Coalition, uniting New Zealand businesses that account for 32% of the country’s GDP to raise the bar on business leadership on climate action.

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In 2016 she was awarded ‘CFO of the Year’ and in 2022 awarded ‘CEO of the Year’ at the Deloitte Top 200 Business Awards.

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In June 2024, Jolie was awarded a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business, governance and women.