Meet our Board

David has over 35 years’ experience in investment banking, funds management, property investment and retail banking where he developed a deep understanding of fiduciary duties to investors and risk considerations. Previous executive roles include Chief Executive of Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd, BT Financial Group, MLC Limited and Lloyds Merchant Bank. David is currently a non-executive director and Chairman of Charter Hall Group, Chairman of AUB Ltd, Chairman of Resolution Life Australia Pty Limited, and was previously a non-executive director of AMP Ltd, and an executive director of Lend Lease Corporation Ltd.

Guy is a Chartered Accountant (Fellow) with over 35 years commercial experience in New Zealand business, predominantly in the dairy industry. As an executive with Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd, Guy held a number of senior commercial and director roles and was involved in the creation of the dairy trading auction platform Global Dairy Trade. He worked for three years in Switzerland taking the lead role of Global Account Director servicing Fonterra’s business with Nestle. During this time, he was a Director on Dairy Partners of America, a joint venture between Fonterra and Nestle that operated throughout South America. He had eight years’ experience as a Trustee for the Dairy Industry Superannuation Fund. Guy joined Port Taranaki Ltd in 2013 and was the Chief Executive between 2015 until his retirement in 2021. He served as a Trustee on the TOI Foundation for five years from 2017 and is a Non-Executive Director on Port Nelson Limited. Guy has been a Supporter of the Institute of Directors (IOD) Chapter Zero New Zealand initiative since July 2023 and is a Taranaki Branch Committee member for the IOD.

Ed is a Managing Director at TA Associates. He is Co-Head of Asia and manages the Hong Kong office which he opened in 2011. Ed has over 25 years of investment experience in deal sourcing, due diligence, structuring, and portfolio management. On behalf of TA Associates, Ed currently serves on the Board of Directors of BetaShares, Yarra Capital Management (formerly Goldman Sachs Asset Management Australia), and Honan Insurance in Australia, InCorp in Singapore, YeePay in China, MISA in Vietnam, Gong Cha Companies in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan; and was formerly on the Board of Forgame Tech (HKSE:484) in China, Speedcast (ASX:SDA) of Hong Kong and Nintex in Australia. Previously, Ed was a Partner and Head of Asia at Quadrangle Capital Partners, a global private equity firm. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director and Partner at TVG Capital Partners and worked at The Asian Infrastructure Fund (AIF) private equity firms based in Hong Kong. Prior to moving to Asia in 1997, Ed worked at Morgan Stanley in New York. Ed received a BA degree from Georgetown University.

Jennifer is a Professional Director and holds a number of governance roles working in both the private and public sectors. She is currently a Director at Port Marlborough, and previously held roles at Transpower, Victoria University, Open Polytechnic and NZTE. Jennifer currently holds Board advisory roles at MBIE and is an experienced board committee chair in particular health and safety, people and capability, and an experienced board member in audit and risk and investments. Jennifer previously spent over 20 years working internationally in senior leadership roles at IBM. Working in the technology industry has enabled Jennifer to bring strategic skills to the Board room as companies evaluate and prepare for their future in a rapidly changing business environment. Combined with global leadership experience, and customer and business transformation, Jennifer has practical knowledge and insights regarding customer engagement and experience, market expansion and business model transformation. Jennifer works with STEM graduates as a professional Mentor at Victoria University.

Michael co-leads TA’s North America Services Group and focuses on investments in business and financial services companies. Michael is a member of TA’s Core Investment and Portfolio Committees, and he also has responsibility for supporting TA’s Hong Kong office. He joined TA in 2004 and has more than 20 years of experience in the private equity industry. Michael’s primary focus is in the business services industry, but he has also sponsored investments in healthcare, telecommunications, consumer and financial services sectors during his career. Michael has partnered with dynamic management teams to drive growth and value creation, both organically and through add-on acquisitions. Michael currently serves on the boards of OMNIA Partners, Towne Park, Truck Hero and Yarra Capital Management. Michael was educated at Harvard, earning undergraduate degrees as well as an MBA from the Business School.

Mark is an accomplished investment management executive, with more than 35 years’ experience working with large and successful organisations across Australia, Europe and Asia. Mark was most recently global CEO of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (now First Sentier Investors), a Sydney-based role he held for 10 years until December 2018 prior to its acquisition by Japanese bank MUFG in 2019. Mark’s prior experience includes 17 years with State Street in a range of senior positions in Australia, Japan, and the UK. Mark holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and is a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst®. Mark also currently serves on the board of Yarra Capital Management.

Ryan is a Trustee at TOI Foundation, our majority shareholder. He is the currently the chair of two private companies, a member of the Institute of Directors, and a founding member of Launch Taranaki. Ryan has over 20 years of experience in the finance and investment sector with companies of all sizes. After stints living in Japan, France and the UK, Ryan returned to NZ and worked in senior roles across insurance (AIG, Allianz), finance, investment (Macquarie), private equity and venture capital.