Joanna joined the Board of Oyster as an Independent Director, and was appointed Chair in March 2018.

She has a wealth of governance experience spanning a range of industries. Her current roles include Chair of Oyster Property Group, Non-Executive Director of Partners Life and Nyriad Limited, and a Trustee of the London-based IFRS Foundation.

Joanna’s previous director roles include listed companies Trade Me, Kiwi Property Group, Genesis Energy and CCO Regional Facilities Auckland, as well as sports bodies Rowing New Zealand and Sports New Zealand. She was also previously Chair of the IFRS Advisory Council. Before taking on director roles, Joanna was a partner with KPMG. She was also a member of the Securities Commission.

Joanna is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors. She has been awarded membership of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Mark joined Prime Retail Management in 1997 as General Manager, and was appointed to the Board in 2001. He joined the Board of Oyster in 2010 when the company was acquired by Prime Retail Management.

He has been instrumental in setting and implementing the innovative strategic direction for Oyster including the development of the successful Dress-Smart Outlet Centre chain, the amalgamation of Prime Retail Management and Oyster, and the growth of Oyster’s funds management business.

Mark is responsible for overseeing all of Oyster’s operations which includes the creation and management of property funds, and asset management of a comprehensive portfolio of commercial properties throughout New Zealand.

Mark completed a Bachelor of Property Administration degree at the University of Auckland in 1991. He went on to hold various management positions with Challenge Properties, St Lukes Group, Richard Ellis (now CBRE) and Westfield.

Sophie joined the Board of Oyster in November 2018 as an Independent Director, and chairs the Audit and Risk Committee.

She has extensive executive and consulting experience in strategy and corporate finance having held positions with a diverse range of companies in New Zealand and Australia, including New Zealand Post, Citibank NA, ANZ Investment Bank, and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.

Sophie is currently a Director of diversified investment firm Rangatira, MetService, Kordia, CentrePort and Livestock Improvement Corporation.

Sophie is a chartered member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from The University of Melbourne.

Rob joined the Board of Oyster Property Group in November 2018, and has more than 20 years of financial services and property experience in both the UK and Australia.

Rob is Cromwell’s Chief Investment Officer and is responsible for Cromwell’s Global Investment Committee process and Transactions Team. He also plays a central role in the development of new products for both the Group’s ASX listed business and global funds management operations as well as their related capital raisings.

Prior to joining Cromwell in 2012, he worked for some of the world’s leading financial services firms, including NM Rothschild & Sons, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Investec Bank. While with Investec, Rob worked closely with Cromwell’s Board and senior management on a number of different transactions over the last decade, including the landmark stapling of the Group in 2006.

Rob holds a Masters in Chemical Physics from the University of Glasgow.

Mark joined Prime Retail Management in 1997 as General Manager and was appointed to the Board in 2001.

He has been instrumental in setting and implementing the innovative strategic direction for Oyster including the development of the successful Dress-Smart Outlet Centre chain, the amalgamation of Prime Retail Management and Oyster, and the growth of Oyster’s funds management business.

Mark is responsible for overseeing all of Oyster’s operations which includes the creation and management of property funds, and asset management of a comprehensive portfolio of commercial properties throughout New Zealand.

Mark completed a Bachelor of Property Administration degree at the University of Auckland in 1991. He went on to hold various management positions with Challenge Properties, St Lukes Group, Richard Ellis (now CBRE) and Westfield.

Rachel joined Oyster in 2014 and is responsible for financial management and reporting, capital and cash flow management, and taxation compliance functions for Oyster.

Rachel has more than 20 years of experience working in accounting and finance related roles in both New Zealand and the UK. She worked for nine years at NZX-listed Goodman Property Trust where, during that time, Goodman grew from managing $250M in property assets to managing over $2B in property assets.

In the UK, she gained fund management experience with Rockspring Property Investment Managers, working on various Pan-European property funds.

Rachel is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Auckland, with a double major in Financial Accounting and Commercial Law.

James joined Oyster in 2010 as a Retail Leasing Executive, and subsequently moved into the transactions role over the proceeding years.

As Head of Transactions, he is responsible for Oyster’s transactions team and its role in the acquisition and divestment of property assets, as well as creation of Oyster’s various fund structures. He is also involved in managing the investments of various capital partners into New Zealand.

Previous to his time with Oyster, James spent two years representing national retail brands such as Kathmandu, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming Group and Bendon, where he provided strategic property advice to help optimise the performance of their businesses.

James was recognised with New Zealand Property Council’s GreensceneNZ Sheree Cooney Memorial Award – Young Achiever of the Year in 2017. He holds a Bachelor of Property degree from the University of Auckland and is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Kerryn has worked with Oyster since 2017 and joined us permanently in 2020. She is responsible for ensuring that Oyster continues to attract and retain great people, enhancing the employee experience and building an exceptional future-fit team who will support Oyster’s ongoing growth and scale.

As part of the Executive Team, Kerryn acts as a sounding board, advisor and coach to the leadership team and provides strategic guidance in ensuring that Oyster’s people and culture objectives are well-aligned with and support wider business objectives.

With over 15 years’ Recruitment, HR and Organisational Development (OD) experience, Kerryn has worked with both large corporate and SME businesses, most recently through a diverse Consulting role within her own business. Her passion is to drive culture change with businesses, enhancing company cultures and people’s experience at work.

Kerryn completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Bachelor of Commerce in Management and Employment Relations Conjoint Degree at the University of Auckland, and is a member of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRNZ).

Ian is responsible for the legal and regulatory affairs of Oyster Management Limited, ensuring legal compliance and limiting risk exposure.

With over 20 years’ experience providing in-house legal advice to corporates, including five years at Mitre 10 New Zealand as Associate Legal Counsel and Privacy Officer. Prior to that, Ian spent 14 years at DNZ Property Group, with the last six years as General Manager Corporate Services where he undertook a wide range of legal and compliance work ranging from prospectus preparation and registration, to compliance and governance processes.

Ian holds Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Canterbury, and is a Member of the New Zealand Law Society and a past president of the In-house Lawyers Association of New Zealand.