Our directors

Information about the people responsible for ANZ New Zealand Investments Limited.

Ian Burns (Chair)

Independent Non-Executive Director
BA (Hons), MBA

Ian has worked in financial services for over 35 years across a variety of sectors and geographies. In New Zealand, he has held senior positions in Funds Management, Wealth and Trustee Services. His executive experience covers manufacturing, distribution, strategy, supervision and fintech in both large global organisations and small start-ups.

Ian has a BA (Hons) in Mathematics, an MBA in Finance, is a member of the Institute of Directors and a former Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. 

Peter Houghton

Independent Non-Executive Director
BA, MA

Peter has a background in international investment banking.  He spent the bulk of his career with J.P. Morgan in London.  Since relocating to New Zealand in 2010, he has specialised in governance and currently holds a number of non-executive directorships. 

Peter served as a member of the Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee between 2010 and 2020.

Anna Molloy

Independent Non-Executive Director
BCom, BE

Anna has over fifteen years’ experience working with executives and directors in equity capital markets, investment management, private equity and business development. In 2017, she joined the NZX board as a Future Director for 18 months.

Anna has degrees in Commerce and Engineering from Auckland University and received the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2003. Anna is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

Paul White

Non-Executive Director
BSc Hons (first class)

Paul has more than twenty years of international experience leading technology, operations and transformation in financial services. He is currently the Head of Wealth for ANZ in Australia. Prior to joining ANZ and relocating to Australia in 2014, he worked for HSBC for fourteen years in Switzerland and the UK. Paul has a degree in Computer Science.

Ben Kelleher

Non-Executive Director
Managing Director Retail & Business Banking, ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
BMS (Hons), MMS

Ben is Managing Director for Personal Banking - leading ANZ's Branch team, its Contact Centre and Mobile Mortgage Managers, along with product management and operational support teams. Prior to that, he was General Manager, Auckland and Northland, for Retail and Business Banking.

In his eight years at ANZ, he has also led the Private Bank team and Strategy team. He has held a number of strategy, analyst and project manager roles in New Zealand and abroad.

Ben has a Masters in Management, Finance and Economics with Distinction, and a First Class Honours bachelor degree, from the University of Waikato.

Fiona Mackenzie

Executive Director
Managing Director Funds Management, ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
BCom, LLB

Fiona leads ANZ Funds Management. The Funds Management business is dedicated to empowering our customers to achieve greater financial wellbeing throughout their lives, with market-leading investment solutions including KiwiSaver. We focus on great investment performance, and, equally important, on great customer support.

Fiona was previously Head of Direct Wealth and a member of the executive team at Jarden. She has also held senior positions with the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation and NZX. Prior to returning to New Zealand in 2009, she worked internationally with Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

She holds a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia Graduate School of Business (New York). She graduated from Otago University with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws.

Annis O’Brien

Executive Director
Divisional Financial Controller New Zealand and Pacific, ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
BCom, BA, CA, GAICD

Annis leads the financial control function for ANZ's New Zealand and Pacific businesses, including responsibility for statutory and regulatory reporting obligations. Annis has extensive financial reporting and governance experience over more than 20 years, including executive roles within financial institutions in New Zealand, London, Hong Kong and the Cook Islands. She joined ANZ in 2010.

Annis is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Our directors may change without notice to you. A current list of our directors is available online at the New Zealand Companies Office website.

Important information

ANZ New Zealand Investments Limited is the issuer and manager of the ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme, the ANZ Default KiwiSaver Scheme, the OneAnswer KiwiSaver Scheme, the ANZ Investment Funds, the OneAnswer  Multi-Asset-Class Funds and the OneAnswer Single-Asset-Class Funds.

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