I have spent 35 years in the finance industry, and I have enjoyed working with many successful teams.I began my career in finance at South Pacific Merchant Finance in 1986. SPMF merged with the National Bank in 1987. I went on to be the Head of Financial Markets for the NBNZ group for 7 years. I had a team of 25 FX dealers and 20 Money Market and Capital Market dealers working for me during those times. This gave me great in-depth exposure to the full range of markets. This group produced profits of more than 100 million pa.When the NBNZ was sold to ANZ in 2004 my role was split, I left and joined the Reserve Bank as the Head of Financial Markets at the RBNZ. I was a member of all the key Governors committees such as the Monetary Policy Committee, Financial System Oversight Committee, and the Governors Senior Management Group. During this time, I initiated and implemented several reforms in the NZ banking system and for the RBNZ’s Foreign Reserves portfolio. When the GFC arrived I was a key member of the Governors Crisis Committee which implement several emergency banking facilities.In 2012 I was approached to become CE of the National Provident Fund and Government Superannuation Fund Authority. These funds are managed by a holding company Annuitas Management Limited. The two Funds were closed to new members in the early 1990’s but they have a slow 50-year run off as members slowly pass on. The NPF is circa 2 billion with 15,000 members and the GSFA 5 billion with 50,000 members. There are two Boards appointed by the Minister of Finance. AML has a small team of 14 staff who oversee the investments and administration of the schemes. There are 25 investment managers and several other operating companies who look after the administration of the schemes. During my time at AML, we successfully implemented a new administration system for the GSFA and significantly improved the ‘value add’ of the investment portfolios for both funds.My strength and motivation comes from being part of positive constructive teams and adding value to organisations, working towards a shared vision and goals.