Independent Chair

Rob Campbell, appointed in September 2020, has more than 30 years’ experience in investment management and corporate governance. He is the Chair of Ara Ake and Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology. Rob trained as an economist and has worked in a variety of capital market advisory and governance roles over a long period.

Independent Director

As well as being an independent director at New Zealand Rural Land Company, Sarah is also the founder and CEO of Calocurb Ltd, a direct-to-consumer e-commerce company focused on weight management. Before founding Calocurb, she held executive leadership roles at Lifestream International and Designer Textiles. From 2011 to 2014, Sarah held several senior positions at Fonterra, including Vice President of International Farming (based in China), Managing Director of Dairy Nutrition, and Managing Director of RD1, Fonterra’s rural retail chain. Prior to her time at Fonterra, she spent a decade as Managing Director of Healtheries/Vitaco. Sarah is a trained veterinarian and was appointed to her current role in April 2020.

Independent Director

Hailing from Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Waikato-Tainui, Tia Greenaway currently leads the Rautaki Māori team for He Pou a Rangi, Climate Change Commission and is responsible for delivering the Iwi/Māori aspects of the Commission’s work programme.

Tia has broad experience in the Māori sector and holds various roles on Iwi and Ahu Whenua Trusts and Committees operating mainly in farming and forestry. Tia is passionate about improving wellbeing outcomes for our taiao and our mokopuna and has been a key contributor to the development of the wellbeing framework He Ara Waiora - A Pathway towards Wellbeing, a collaboration between Māori thought-leaders and the Treasury. Tia has a Bachelor of Music, a Masters in Professional Accounting, and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Director & Management Company Co-Founder

Christopher is one of the founders and directors of New Zealand Rural Land Management. He is also the founder and managing director of Elevation Capital Management. He was previously a Partner of Goldman Sachs JBWere Pty, co-head of institutional equities at Goldman Sachs JBWere (NZ) and a foundation broker of the New Zealand Exchange (NZX). Before that he was an Individual Full Member of the NZ Stock Exchange (NZSE). He has been a board member of the Financial Markets Authority since 2019 and the NZX Listing Sub-Committee since 2008 and a former member of the NZ Markets Disciplinary Tribunal (2013 -2022). He is also a director of NZX listed Allied Farmers Limited, Bethunes Investments Limited and Swimtastic Limited. Christopher graduated from the University of Auckland with a BCom (Economics) in 1996, and has undertaken further study at the University of Auckland, Columbia University (New York), New York University (NYU), London School of Economics (LSE) and the Harvard Kennedy School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Director

Shelley is Chair of Allied Farmers and is a director of Heartland Bank, Partners Group Holdings and Partners Life, 9 Spokes International and SmartPay. She is also chair of PaySauce. Shelley’s governance experience includes businesses involved in fintech, large scale technology infrastructure and payments innovation, wealth management and venture capital. Shelley has extensive banking experience in the New Zealand market. Her last role as an executive was leading BNZ Partners, which spanned all aspects of business banking and wealth management for Bank of New Zealand. Shelley was appointed in April 2020.

Co-Founder & Director

Richard is a founder and director of New Zealand Rural Land Management. He is the Managing Director of Allied Farmers (NZRLM's Parent Company). Richard holds a BCom in finance and economics from the University of Canterbury, with post-graduate certificates in value investing from Columbia University (New York), and agricultural businesses and leadership from Harvard Business School (Boston).

Co-Founder & Consultant

Christopher is one of the founders and directors of New Zealand Rural Land Management. He is also the founder and managing director of Elevation Capital Management. He was previously a Partner of Goldman Sachs JBWere Pty, co-head of institutional equities at Goldman Sachs JBWere (NZ) and a foundation broker of the New Zealand Exchange (“NZX”). Before that he was an Individual Full Member of the NZ Stock Exchange (“NZSE”). He has been a board member of the Financial Markets Authority since 2019 and the NZX Listing Sub-Committee since 2008 and a former member of the NZ Markets Disciplinary Tribunal (2013 -2022). He is also a director of NZX listed Allied Farmers Limited, Bethunes Investments Limited and Swimtastic Limited. Christopher graduated from the University of Auckland with a BCom (Economics) in 1996, and has undertaken further study at the University of Auckland, Columbia University (New York), New York University (NYU), London School of Economics (LSE) and the Harvard Kennedy School in Boston, Massachusetts.

Co-Founder & Consultant

Hayden Dillon co-founded the NZX-listed New Zealand Rural Land Company and serves as an Independent Director for significant farming and forestry assets around New Zealand. Additionally, he is Chairman of Bicoeta and has recently completed his role as the Audit and Risk Chair for the South Waikato Investment Fund. He also served as an Independent Director at Rowing New Zealand. He is the Managing Partner for Findex’s Waikato region and leads Agribusiness New Zealand. With over 25 years of experience, he specialises in governance, structural reconfiguration, finance, and risk management. Hayden’s banking career includes pivotal roles with the Bank of New Zealand and NAB, where he managed the Food and Fibre Sector Portfolio. Hayden holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Agriculture and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment.

General Manager - Corporate

Xavier is the General Manager - Corporate for New Zealand Rural Land Management. He has experience across valuations, project finance, debt advisory, and mergers and acquisitions. Xavier’s previous roles include Crown Irrigation Investments Limited, Todd Property Group, Deloitte Corporate Finance and Bancorp Corporate Finance. Xavier holds an Master of Business (MBus) Finance (Distinction) from the University of Otago and a BCom from Massey University.

Investment Associate

Josh is an Investment Associate for New Zealand Rural Land Management. He has experience across a variety of high performing agribusinesses in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and East Africa. In these roles Josh engaged in farm management, project management, financial modelling, capital raising and client relationship management. Josh holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from Lincoln University.