Ms Lissaman is currently the Director of People & Talent at TVNZ.
It is the third time Mercury has appointed a Future Director.
The programme aims to improve the pipeline of younger talent coming into governance.
Anna’s appointment runs until 31 December 2019.
One of Mercury’s previous Future Directors, Nicky Ashton, has recently been appointed to her first independent directorship, joining the board of The Co-operative Bank.