The Chairman of the Hunter Committee is the ultimate authority in charge of the entirety of the Hunter Exam. He has immense power to grant anyone a Hunters license at his discretion and can easily evade attacks from even the strongest heroes with ease. Despite being an older man, he was once known as the world's strongest Nen user 50 years ago. However, he acknowledges that his subordinates might be stronger than him now. It is also revealed that he is older than Zeno Zaoldyeck's grandfather, who is currently 67 years old. At one point, it was mentioned that when Zeno was still a child, Netero had already lived for many years and was the only person alive to have fought with Maha's (Zenos) grandfather. This puts him in his late hundreds or even early thousands of years old. His ability is known as Hyakushiki Kannon, which allows him to make attacks seem like they came from another side or dimension by moving them faster than the speed of sound.
In the Chimera Ant Arc, he is also shown fighting chimera ants and is heading towards the destined fight with the King. His assistants Morel and Knov note that he was the strongest Nen user 50 years ago, and show great respect for his abilities.
He dies during the battle between himself and Meruem, sacrificing himself to set off a bomb in attempt to kill the king.