Craig West (Ngaati Apakura) became Chief Executive Officer of Tainui Group Holdings in September 2025, following a distinguished 20-year career with Downer Group, a major Australasian transport and infrastructure company. As New Zealand Country Lead and Executive GM of Transport & Infrastructure, he led over 4,000 kaimahi across Aotearoa and the Pacific, leading major infrastructure partnerships and critical disaster recovery efforts. Craig is known for his strategic leadership, commercial acumen, and ability to drive transformation in complex environments. He also brings a deep commitment to Maaori development, with a strong history of building iwi partnerships and embedding kaupapa Maaori values into commercial settings.