Andrew Reding

Group CEO and Managing Director, Fletcher Building

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

About

Andrew is a seasoned business leader with over three decades experience in the construction materials and building products industries. He has served as CEO of Evergreen Packaging and Carter Holt Harvey Pulp, Paper & Packaging and previously held prominent roles at Fletcher Building as Chief Executive of Building Products and Steel and Managing Director of Fletcher Wood Panels. Throughout his career, Andrew has contributed to government industry advisory roles, including Chair of MBIE’s Construction Systems Workgroup and the Building Information Modelling Acceleration Committee. His recent work spans seismic engineering, steel waste repurposing, and clean tech start-ups.

Experience

  • Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Fletcher Building
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Fletcher Building's operations span manufacturing, distribution and retail, home building, and major construction and infrastructure projects.

  • Chair at Avertana
    Jan 2019 - Jun 2025 · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Start up green technology business specialising in patented novel technology for reprocessing steel plant slag into TiO2 and other useful minerals, with no waste

  • Chair at Hydroxsys (NZ) Limited
    Sep 2019 - Feb 2025 · 5 yrs 6 mos

    Start up green technology business specialising in patented novel technology for waste filtration

  • Chair at New Zealand Shareholders' Association
    Nov 2020 - Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    The NZSA represents the interests of retail shareholders in New Zealand's capital markets

  • Chair - Construction Systems Work Group at Construction Systems Productivity Partnership
    2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs