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Anna Liumaihetau Darling

Head of People & Culture • Sharesies

WHY THEY MADE THE LIST

Anna Liumaihetau Darling leads People & Culture at Sharesies, the New Zealand fintech democratising investing for first-time and younger investors. She has built an inclusive-by-design culture where people practices and product values genuinely align.

As a Pasifika leader in NZ fintech, she is a vocal advocate for Pacific Island representation in professional and leadership spaces.

HRNZ People's Choice nomination. Top Employer NZ nomination. Built inclusive-by-design hiring and equity lens in fintech people practices.

From the judges

"Anna brings a perspective this cohort would be poorer without. The alignment between Sharesies' financial inclusion mission and the people practices she has built is rare. Her Pasifika voice in NZ fintech adds something genuinely distinctive to the profession."

— Rudy Crous, CEO of Compono