our board
Kiwi Property will always put the interests of our investors first. We are committed to transparency, with clear oversight provided by our board.
Mark Ford, Chair
ACA, FACD (DIP), NSWIT DIP (COMM)
Mark is a professional director based in Australia with extensive property industry experience. Mark holds the roles of non-executive director for Dexus Property Group and non-executive director for the manager for China
Mark is a professional director based in Australia with extensive property industry experience. Mark holds the roles of non-executive director for Dexus Property Group and non-executive director for the manager for China Commercial Trust and Prime Property Fund Asia GP Pte. Mark’s previous directorships include Cbus Property Pty Limited (Chair), Comrealty Limited, South East Asia Property Company (chair), Property Council of Australia, Deutsche Asset Management Australia and Trafalgar Corporate Group Limited.
Board membership
Non-executive Chair
Other committees
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee, ESG Committee and the Remuneration and Nominations Committee
Date appointed
May 2011
Date last re-elected
June 2020
Mary Jane Daly
BCOM, MBA
Mary Jane is an Auckland-based professional director with a strong background in banking and finance. Mary Jane is a director of Kiwibank, Fonterra Shareholders Fund and AIG Insurance New Zealand. She is a former Deputy
Mary Jane is an Auckland-based professional director with a strong background in banking and finance. Mary Jane is a director of Kiwibank, Fonterra Shareholders Fund and AIG Insurance New Zealand. She is a former Deputy Chair of Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited and the Earthquake Commission and is a former director of Cigna Life Insurance New Zealand Limited, OnePath Life (New Zealand) Limited and Auckland Transport. She has held senior executive positions in New Zealand at IAG New Zealand, Fonterra, and at the Bank of New Zealand, and at National Australia Bank and Toronto-Dominion Bank in London.
Board membership
Non-executive member
Other committees
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
Date appointed
September 2014
Date last re-elected
June 2022
Jane Freeman
BCOM
Jane is an Auckland-based professional director who has extensive retail experience and expertise in the field of customer-driven technology. She is a director of Foodstuffs North Island and was previously a director of
Jane is an Auckland-based professional director who has extensive retail experience and expertise in the field of customer-driven technology. She is a director of Foodstuffs North Island and was previously a director of ASB Bank, Delegat Group and Air New Zealand. Jane has previously held a number of senior general management roles in major New Zealand businesses including Telecom, ASB Bank, Bank Direct and Clear Communications.
Board membership
Non-executive member
Other committees
Chair of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee
Date appointed
August 2014
Date last re-elected
July 2021
Mark Powell
BSC, MSC, MBA, BTHEOL, MA
Mark is an Auckland-based professional director. A former Chief Executive of The Warehouse Group, Mark has extensive experience in strategy setting and execution, cultural and digital transformation, property
Mark is an Auckland-based professional director. A former Chief Executive of The Warehouse Group, Mark has extensive experience in strategy setting and execution, cultural and digital transformation, property development, mergers and acquisitions and joint venture management in publicly listed companies. He initially worked in the mining industry and then developed a successful career as an executive leader in retail, wholesale and logistics services in New Zealand, North America, the United Kingdom, Spain and Australia.
Since finishing at The Warehouse Group in January 2016, Mark has taken up directorships in addition to Kiwi Property with: JB Hi-Fi, the ASX-listed Australasian retailer; Trinity Lands, a New Zealand farming group; Stihl Shop New Zealand; and a number of not-for-profit charitable organisations.
Board membership
Non-executive member
Other committees
Chair of the ESG Committee
Date appointed
1 October 2017
Date last re-elected
July 2021
Simon Shakesheff
MCom
Simon is an Australian based professional director, with a wealth of property and finance experience, covering corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity finance. He is currently a Director of Cbus
Simon is an Australian based professional director, with a wealth of property and finance experience, covering corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity finance. He is currently a Director of Cbus Property, Assembly Funds Management and SGCH (formerly St George Community Housing), as well as a consultant to the New South Wales Treasury Corporation. Simon previously held a number of senior executive roles at Stockland, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS, J.P. Morgan and Macquarie Bank.
Board membership
Non-executive member
Other committees
Member of the ESG Committee and the ARC Committee
Date appointed
1 November 2019
Date last re-elected
June 2020
Chris Aiken
B.A
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
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.
Board membership
Non-executive Director
Date appointed
1 June 2021