Board of Directors

Chair
Simon Shakesheff

Simon Shakesheff
Chair
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.

Independent Director
Carlie Eve

Carlie Eve
Independent Director
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.

Independent Director
Chris Aiken

Chris Aiken
Independent Director
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

Independent Director
Jane Freeman

Jane Freeman
Independent Director
Jane is an Auckland-based professional director who has extensive retail experience and expertise in the field of customer driven technology. She was previously a director of Foodstuffs North Island, ASB Bank, Delegat Group and Air New Zealand. Prior to her governance career, Jane held a number of senior general management roles in major New Zealand businesses including Telecom, ASB Bank and Bank Direct.

Independent Director
Mary Jane Daly

Mary Jane Daly
Independent Director
Mary Jane is an Auckland based professional director with significant banking, finance and risk experience. She is the Chair of the Fonterra Shareholders Fund and AIG Insurance, and a director of Kiwibank. Mary Jane was also the former Chair of the Earthquake Commission, and a former director of Auckland Transport, Cigna Life Insurance New Zealand, Onepath Life, Airways Corporation and the NZ Green Building Council.

Independent Director
Peter Alexander

Peter Alexander
Independent Director
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.