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 Deputy Chair of Regional Facilities Auckland and Non-Executive Director of Partners Life and Nyriad Limited. She is also Chair of the IFRS Advisory Council until 31 December 2019 and has been appointed a Trustee of the IFRS Foundation from 1 January 2020.

Joanna’s previous director roles include listed companies Genesis Energy, Trade Me and Kiwi Property Group, as well as sports bodies Rowing New Zealand and Sports New Zealand. 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, Livestock Improvement Corporation, and a Trustee of The Akina Foundation.

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 19 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 Transactions Team and Investment Committee process. 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.

Steven joined Oyster in 2012 and is responsible for the strategic direction of Oyster’s entire property portfolio.

As General Manager – Property, Steven provides consistent asset management processes, strategy and leadership to the entire property team.

Prior to his time with Oyster, Steven was a commercial property valuer at CBRE for six years which, combined with his more recent Oyster experience, enables him to offer expertise in what drives the value of commercial property.

Steven completed a Bachelor of Property at the University of Auckland in 2005, is a member of the Property Institute of New Zealand and is a non-practicing registered valuer.

Vaughan joined Oyster as a leasing executive in 2003, and has led Oyster’s leasing team since 2007.

Vaughan is responsible for Oyster’s leasing team – specialising in retail leasing services as part of the wider division which also provides asset, property and facilities management services to private, syndicated and institutional retail property owners; representing over $300 million in retail property.

Prior to Oyster, He held a diverse consultancy role with Retail Solutions Ltd, which provided his grounding in shopping centre leasing as well as tenancy mix planning and analysis, property development and event planning.

Vaughan has extensive relationships with Australasian retailers, having successfully negotiated over 800 leases across a wide range of retail formats.

Vaughan holds a Real Estate Agents License (REAA 2008), a double degree from the University of Auckland – a Bachelor of Property and a Bachelor of Commerce, and is a committee member on the New Zealand Council of Retail Property (NZCoRP).