#195: Todd Charteris - CEO of Rabobank New Zealand - Food and agri banking, number eight wire mentality, rugby, succession challenges
Author: Leaders in Finance
February 19, 2026
Duration: 57:34
Todd Charteris is the Chief Executive Officer of Rabobank New Zealand. Since taking the helm in 2018, he has led a team of more than 540 colleagues across 27 offices, with responsibility for the bank’s lending to New Zealand’s food and agri sector as well as its online retail savings business.
A real Rabonist, Todd’s story with the bank started more than 25 years ago in Te Puke, where he began as a rural officer. From there, he went on to hold a range of senior leadership roles across the group in both New Zealand and Australia. Before becoming CEO, he served as National Manager for Country Banking in Australia, overseeing Rabobank’s specialist agricultural lending operations across the Tasman.
Todd grew up on a sheep and beef farm in Otago and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Otago. He now lives in Hamilton, and he and his wife Lisa have raised three children.
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