Governance  - Board of Directors

Debra
​Birch

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Group Director - Chair

Steve
Napier

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Director

Nat
​Vallabh

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Director

John
Bishara

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Director
Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngati Apa, Ngati Hauiti, Ngati Rangi
Debra has over 30 years’ experience of financial markets experience including global investment portfolios in Asia and Australia. For the last five years, she has been General Manager, Investments at Te Tumu Paeroa leading the organisations investment strategy to optimise Maori land and assets.
 
She is a Non-Executive Director of Tourism Holdings, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, Crown Irrigation Investments, Ngati Awa Group Holdings, Local Government NZ Independent Assessment Board, and a Trustee of Wellington Free Ambulance Trust.
 Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University – Accounting major
Steve has over 30 years experience in the funds management and share broking industries including managing and advising on asset allocation, share investment (within NZ and offshore) and bond investment. 

Steve has also been a share broker of his own firm based in Whakatane for 12 years until 2010.
​Natvar (Nat) Vallabh has 40 years experience with equity (share) investments having worked with leading share broking firms and fund managers in Wellington. 

Nats experience has involved advising on international share markets, including companies listed on the New Zealand and Australian Stock Exchanges, fixed interest investments, cash management trusts, managed funds, investment trusts, portfolio management and monitoring. Nat has a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree, with Economics and Mathematics major, from Victoria University of Wellington in 1976. 
Ngati Tuwharetoa
John is presently CEO of the Lake Taupō Forest Trust who is the 100% owner of Taupō Moana Group Ltd and its investment planning and advice subsidiary - Taupō Moana Funds (TMF). John sits on the TMF Board as the Trustees’ representative. John has a background of 44 years in the public service including, more recently, 12 years as Chief Executive of Te Māngai Pāho. John is an accomplished leader, innovator and relationship manager.

John current directorships include Chairman of the Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board, the Tongariro/Taupō Conservation Board, Waihi Marae Committee and he is a Trustee on the St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College Trust Board. He holds a Master’s Degree of Public Administration from Victoria University.