Market value : US $ 7.52 billion

No stranger to aviation , Carrie has more than two decades of operational and strategic experience under her belt and has spent most of her career at Air New Zealand , where she started as cabin crew and worked her way up to the senior leadership team .

As well as leading customer experience transformation and maximising business growth , Carrie served as COO overseeing a global workforce of 9,000 across 16 countries .

Joining Auckland Airport in February 2022 , Carrie has steered the airport to post-pandemic success , with revenue more than doubling in the 12 months ending June , and is pushing ahead with the airport ’ s most significant upgrade in its history .

42 December 2023