Mary Ollivier joined Utilities Disputes as Commissioner and CEO in February 2020.

Mary was previously the Director Regulatory at the New Zealand Law Society and before that the acting Executive Director from January 2018 until April 2019.  

Mary is a lawyer who has worked in law firms in Auckland and Wellington and overseas before joining the Law Society.  

Mary has been involved in legal regulatory matters at an international level and was appointed to the Joint Australia/New Zealand Standards Committee QR-015 to update the ISO standard Guidelines for complaints handling in organisations.