NZSA Auckland - Meetings and Events

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Branch Meeting on Wednesday, 14th November, 2018, which will take place from 7.30pm at the Alexandra Park Convention Centre (tea and coffee served from 7pm, and please note there will be the usual $5 cover charge).


Order of business:-

Speakers' and their Resumes:-

Nick Dravitzki : Portfolio Manager, Devon Fund
Nick has been with Devon Funds Management since early in 2010 and is the portfolio manager for Dividend Yield Fund, Alpha Fund and the Diversified Income Fund. Prior to joining Devon, Nick was an analyst at NZ Funds Management Limited and assisted with portfolio construction and trading. Nick’s advantage lies in his broad understanding of Trans-Tasman investment opportunities, having covered a wide range of stocks and sectors during his 13 years in the industry.


Ross Taylor : CEO, Fletcher Building
Ross Taylor joined Fletcher Building as CEO on 22 November 2017. Previously, Ross was CEO of UGL, an international engineering, services, construction and product manufacturing business, operating across the rail, transport and technology systems, power, resources, water and defence sectors, and headquartered in Australia. Prior to this he was managing director and CEO of Tenix, a privately held engineering and construction services company and held senior leadership roles at Lendlease across a 23-year period. Ross holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Queensland.

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The next Branch Meeting on Wednesday, 27th February, 2019, which will take place from 7.30pm at the Alexandra Park Convention Centre (tea and coffee served from 7pm, and please note there will be the usual $5 cover charge).We are using the "Top of the Park" room on the 5th floor.


Order of business:-

7.30pm Branch and Company visit update
7.35pm approx, Craig Herbison, CEO, Plexure
7.55pm approx, Alan Pearson, CEO, TIL Logistics
8.15pm approx Frances Sweetman, Senior Analyst, Milford Asset Management


Speakers' and their Resumes:-

Craig Herbison : CEO, Plexure (Customer engagement software for mobiles)
Craig is an internationally
experienced leader with over 20 years of digital and brand marketing, business transformation, sales and corporate leadership experience. Craig has held Global and local marketing and leadership positions in the UK, Australia and NZ and is a qualified lawyer.


Alan Pearson : CEO, TIL Logistics Group
Alan Pearson commenced as Group Chief Executive Officer in March 2018. Alan has over 35 years commercial experience in both public and private companies, including ten years as Managing Director of Hall’s Group Limited, one of New Zealand’s largest Transport & Logistics companies. Prior to Hall’s Alan spent 13 years with Fletcher Building / Fletcher Challenge, with the last ten years as General Manager of the Pacific Steel Group. He has also worked for Tasman Pulp & Paper, Amcor Fibre Packaging, Smorgon Glass & Plastics and Alcan Aluminium in various accounting and leadership roles. Alan is a Fellow of the Australian Society of CPA’s (1984), and member of the Institute of Directors NZ (2011).


Frances Sweetman : Senior Analyst, Milford Asset Management
Frances joined Milford in early 2017 focused on New Zealand equities. Prior to joining Milford, Frances was at Craigs Investment Partners, responsible for the New Zealand and Australian exposures of the Private Wealth division, at Brook Asset Management focused on the property, finance and telecommunications sectors and at Macquarie Bank in Sydney, covering the property sector. She holds an MSc in Estate Management from South Bank University, a BA(Hons) in Economics and Business Management from Newcastle University and is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.



Forthcoming Branch Meetings and speakers:-

2019 Meeting Dates:-
Weds 10th April, 2019 - Xavier Simonet, CEO, Kathmandu
Craig Lister, Head of Private Wealth, Craig Investment Partners

Weds 26th June, 2019 - John Dakin, CEO, Goodman Property Trust, TBA