Barbara Joan Chapman is a businessperson who has been the head of 7 different companies and presently holds the position of Chairman for NZME Ltd. and Chairman of NZME Holdings Ltd. (a subsidiary of NZME Ltd.) and Chairman of Genesis Energy Ltd.

She is also on the board of 7 other companies.

In her past career she was Chairman of Oxfam New Zealand, Group Executive-Human Resources & Group Services at Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Chief Executive Officer for ASB Bank Ltd. (a subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia), Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at Sovereign Assurance Co. Ltd. and Chairman at Diversity Works New Zealand.