POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Thomas Tartaro and Jack Van Arsdale, or either of them signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)

if necessary, prepare, execute in the undersigned’s name and on the undersigned’s behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and/or NZX Limited (“NZX”) a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords, as applicable, enabling the undersigned (i) to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC and (ii) to make filings with NZX of disclosures required under section 19T of the Securities Markets Act 1988 or under subpart 6 of part 5 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013;

(2)

execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Diligent Board Member Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder and the forms prescribed under section 19V of the Securities Markets Act 1988 and section 300 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (“NZ Forms”); and

(3)

do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, 5, or NZ Form, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC, NZX and any stock exchange or similar authority, as applicable.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, section 19T of the Securities Markets Act 1988 or subpart 6 of part 5 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and any NZ Form with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 7th day of July, 2014.

	/s/ Hans Kobler
	Signature

	Hans Kobler
	Print Name

Diligent Board Member Services, Inc. 4