Board of Directors

Simon is an Australian-based professional director, with significant property and finance experience covering strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity finance. He is a director of Cbus Property, Assembly Funds Management, SGCH (formerly St George Community Housing) and Chair of the HomeCo Daily Needs Real Estate Investment Trust. Simon previously held a number of executive roles at Stockland, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS, J.P. Morgan and Macquarie Bank.

Carlie has over 25 years’ finance and governance experience, including executive roles at Goldman Sachs JB Were and also Mint Asset Management, where she led the Australasian Property Fund. Carlie is a former director of the Hobsonville Land Company and currently sits on the board of the Fonterra Shareholders Fund, as well as being the Chair of the Diocesan School Heritage Foundation.

Chris is an Auckland-based professional director, with a wealth of property experience spanning both the public and private sectors. He is Chair of the Kainga Ora Construction Programme Assurance Panel and was previously a director of both Metlifecare and Piritahi. Prior to commencing his governance career, Chris was Chief Executive of HLC, a subsidiary of Housing New Zealand, responsible for developing large urban communities, including Hobsonville Point

Peter has extensive experience in New Zealand’s property sector, having held a range of executive roles over more than 30 years. He was previously CEO of Stride Property Group where he led the growth of its investment management business and was head of property at Auckland International Airport. He has also held senior executive roles at Property for Industry, Goodman and Sky City Entertainment. Peter is a Trustee of the Dilworth Trust Board.

Kevin is an Auckland-based professional director with significant experience in leading the strategic transformation of retail focused businesses across the telecommunications, travel, and media industry sectors. He is currently a director of BNZ. Kevin previously held the role of CEO at TVNZ and House of Travel, and executive leadership roles at Telecom NZ and Lion.

Michele is an experienced Auckland-based director with a background in insurance, energy, and financial industries. She is Chair of Transpower, and Director of IAG Insurance and AIA New Zealand, and also sits on the boards of Toitū Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance and the Financial Reporting Council of Australia. Michele is a former Chair of PwC New Zealand, former Deputy Chair of New Zealand Global Women, and former Co-Chair of Champions for Change.