Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has overall responsibility for the management of Argosy.

The Board reviews all aspects of portfolio, asset and financial management strategy, formulates and reviews compliance programmes, and approves transactions and capital expenditures. Argosys performance against budget is monitored by the Board, as is the performance of the responsibilities delegated by the Board to various parties.

The Board currently comprises five members, all of whom bring a significant level of expertise to Arogsy. Their experience includes property investment, management and development, finance, law and corporate management. The Board has determined that Peter Brook, Trevor Scott, Michael Smith, and Andrew Evans are independent directors under the NZX Listing Rules. All Board members are considered to be non-executive directors.

  • Mike Smith

    Mike Smith

    Chairman

    Mr Smith was employed by Lion Nathan Limited for 29 years, and during that time held a number of senior executive positions with the Lion Nathan Group, and was Director of the parent company for a number of years. Mr Smith is a Director of a number of public and private companies including Hauraki Private Equity No. 2 Fund, OnePath (NZ) Holdings Limited (Chairman) and Maui Capital Limited. Mr Smith is also the Chairman of The Lion Foundation. Mr Smith’s previous directorships include Lion Nathan Limited, Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited, Auckland International Airport Limited and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited.

  • Peter Brook

    Peter Brook

    Director

    Mr Brook has 20 years’ experience in the investment banking industry, retiring as Managing Director of Merrill Lynch (New Zealand) Limited in 2000 to pursue his own business and consultancy activities. He is also a Trustee of the Melanesian Mission Trust Board, a member of the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand Inc., a director of Trust Investments Management Limited, Burger Fuel Worldwide Limited and several other private companies.

  • Andrew Evans

    Andrew Evans

    Director

    Mr Evans is an accomplished executive who is highly experienced across the fields of commercial real estate and asset management, having held the position of Managing Director of the Manager for four years until stepping down in 2007. Prior to this, Mr Evans was responsible for the direct property mandates at ING (NZ) Limited, where he was the General Manager, Property. Other governance roles held by Mr Evans are with Vital Healthcare Management Limited and Holmes Group Limited where he is a director. In addition Mr Evans is a past National President of the Property Council of New Zealand and a foundation member of the New Zealand Property Institute.

  • Trevor Scott

    Trevor Scott

    Director

    Mr Scott is a Dunedin-based Chartered Accountant in public practice and Chairman of Arthur Barnett Limited, Mercy Hospital Dunedin Limited, Tamahine Holdings, Whitestone Cheese Limited and Harraway and Sons Limited. In addition, Mr Scott is a member of the Advisory Board of Marsh NZ Limited and a Director of the New Zealand Seed Fund, Neuron Pharmaceuticals Limited and several other private companies.
    Mr Scott was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in 2007.

  • Mark Cross

    Mark Cross

    Director

    Mr Cross has over 20 years’ experience in investment banking, specialising in mergers & acquisitions, in New Zealand, Australia and more latterly the United Kingdom. He is currently a director of MFL Mutual Fund Limited and Superannuation Investments Limited, and is a director of a number of other private companies. He is a member of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants

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