Jo (Joanne) Fair
Southern Cross Healthcare Chief of People & Culture

Jo joined Southern Cross Healthcare’s executive leadership team in February 2023. In her role as Chief of People and Culture, Jo is responsible for leading our talent management, managing our investment in leadership and development, and plays a critical role in shaping our organisational culture and capabilities to support delivery of our organisational strategy.
Jo has lived and worked in Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. She holds a Law degree, and a BA in Spanish and French, as well as being a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Advanced Human Resources Executive programme, Ross Business School, University of Michigan.

Jo joined Southern Cross Healthcare from her role as Co-Founder of HR Tech business FutureWork Studio. She has held senior HR and commercial positions at some of New Zealand’s most well-known companies, including BNZ, Air New Zealand and Fonterra, where in her last role she was Global Head of HR overseeing the people strategy for more than 22,000 employees. She holds a number of company directorships, and is passionate about unlocking the potential from within people and organisations.

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