TRACI HOUPAPA MNZM JP Traci is an award-winning company director and a recognised industry leader. She is a trusted advisor to Maori, Government and industry on strategic and economic development. Traci’s skills and experience are openly endorsed by other notable public and private sector leaders, and she is recognised nationally and internationally as a credible Indigenous and business leader. She has been described as a leader with the courage to speak out and lead by example, and someone who listens, learns and lets other lead and grow. Traci is known for her strong and inclusive leadership and her clear focus on building the wealth and prosperity of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Traci is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and Maori, and a Justice of the Peace.