▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Br ash ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁electric ity ▁grid ▁operator ▁Trans power . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Br ash , ▁still ▁a ▁National ▁Party ▁member , ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁A CT ▁Party , ▁which ▁would ▁require ▁inc umb ent ▁leader ▁Rod ney ▁H ide ▁to ▁step ▁down . ▁H ide ▁dismiss ed ▁any ▁talk ▁of ▁a ▁leadership ▁challenge ▁to ▁him ▁but ▁Br ash ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying , ▁" I ' d ▁like ▁to ▁say ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁that , ▁under ▁my ▁leadership , ▁I ▁believe ▁Act ▁has ▁a ▁much ▁better ▁prospect ▁of ▁not ▁only ▁getting ▁back ▁into ▁Parliament ▁but ▁having ▁a ▁significant ▁number ▁of ▁MP s ." ▁John ▁Key ▁also ▁would ▁not ▁rule ▁out ▁working ▁with ▁Br ash ▁if ▁it ▁came ▁down ▁to ▁a ▁tight ▁decision . ▁ ▁Br ash ▁ch airs ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁state - owned ▁Indust rial ▁and ▁Com mer cial ▁Bank ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁of ▁the ▁A CT ▁Party ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁A CT ▁Party , ▁Rod ney ▁H ide , ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁ste pping ▁down ▁as ▁leader ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁Br ash ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁party ▁that ▁morning . ▁His ▁membership ▁was ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁board ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁and ▁the ▁A CT ▁party ▁parliament ary ▁c au