Directors
Trust Management is governed by an independent Board of Directors from the commercial world, including leading business people with experience in banking, finance, investment, property and economics.
Read our Board Charter here.
Peter Brook
BCom, ACA, FIFP, Chairman
Peter Brook has more than 20 years of commercial and investment banking experience and currently pursues a number of consultancy and business interests.
Peter is a Director of Argosy Property Limited, Chair of Burgerfuel Worldwide Limited and Generate Investment Management Limited, a Trustee of the Melanesian Mission Trust Board and a member of the Institute of Finance Professionals NZ Incorporated.
Andrew Evans
BBS, GDipBus(Finan), MBA (Dist), ANZIV, FPINZ, CFinstD
Andrew Evans has over 30 years’ experience in commercial real estate and asset management, previously holding executive positions in listed and unlisted real estate investment businesses.
Andrew is a Director of Argosy Property Limited, Vital Healthcare Management Limited, Holmes Group Limited, Holmes GP Fire Limited and Hughes & Cossar Group Holdings Limited.
In addition, Andrew is a past National President of the Property Council of New Zealand, a foundation member of the New Zealand Property Institute, a government appointee to the Land Valuation Tribunal (Waikato No.1) and sits on the board of Marist Brothers Old Boys Rugby club.
He is a chartered fellow of the Institute of Directors and is on the Auckland Branch Committee.
Christine Scott
BA (Hons), CMInstD, CHFC
Christine Scott is Managing Director of Strategy Inc. Limited. Formerly Managing Director in New Zealand with Royal & SunAlliance (now the SunCorp Metway group of companies), she now consults with mid-large corporations in the areas of strategy, marketing, governance and performance measurement.
Christine has held directorships in numerous financial service companies in New Zealand and Canada, and is a trustee for a number of not-for-profit organisations including UNICEF NZ. She promotes New Zealand business through her involvement with The New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation and the Canada-New Zealand Business Association. She is a past director of the ISI (now the Financial Services Council).
Christine was awarded CHFC, CFP, CLU and FLMI financial sector designations in Canada.
Annabel Cotton
BMS, ACA, CFInstD, FIFP, FNZICA, FAIRA
Annabel is the Managing Director of Merlin Consulting and is a professional director with experience in advising NZX listed companies on investor relations, governance and equity management.
Annabel is a director and audit committee chair of Waikato Regional Airport Limited, sits on the External Reporting Board and is a director of the Australasian Investor Relations Association, an industry body for investor relations professionals. Annabel is also a trustee of and chairs the investment committee of the Momentum Foundation, a Waikato-based community foundation, and is a trustee of the Donny Trust, a substantial charity.
Annabel has been a director and audit committee chair of several NZSX-listed companies and was a member of the New Zealand Securities Commission for nine years, the first Commissioner for Financial Advisers and a director of Genesis Power Limited.
Annabel has been made a Fellow of the Australasian Investor Relations Association, the Institute of Directors, the Institute of Finance Professionals and NZICA.
The Right Reverend Ross Bay
BTh, PGDip PastTheol
Ross Bay is the Anglican Bishop of Auckland.
Ross worked for the Bank of New Zealand until beginning theological study in 1986, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology from the Australian College of Theology in 1990.
After a period in the United Kingdom where he gained a post-graduate diploma in theology, Ross returned to New Zealand working as the Vicar of a number of parishes in Auckland. He was appointed Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral in 2007, and became Bishop of Auckland in April 2010.
Ross sits on a number of governance boards associated with the Auckland Anglican Diocese and wider Church. His governance roles include Chairman of the Diocesan Council, Chairman of Trustees of King’s College, Trustee of the General Trust Board, and President of the Selwyn Foundation.
Mel Hewitson
MA, BSocSci, MA, CMInstD, AIFâ
Mel is a professional director, following an executive career in institutional investment management, risk, compliance and financial regulation.
Mel is a director of Simplicity NZ Limited, Heritage Trustee Company Limited and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia Limited. She is Deputy Chair of Foundation North, Chair of Centre for Social Impact and chairs the Nominating Committees for the Guardians of New Zealand Super Fund and the Waikato-Tainui Group Investment Committee. She is an independent member of the FINDEX Advice Services NZ Investment Committee and a trustee of Auckland Foundation.
Previously, Mel held senior roles at the Financial Markets Authority, Trustees Executors, ANZ Bank, AllianceBernstein and Tower Asset Management.
Mel is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and an Accredited Investment Fiduciary®.