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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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