Our Team.
Oceania has an experienced Board with a diverse skill set. The Board comprises an independent Chair and six independent Directors. The Board worked closely with the Emergency Management Team (EMT), through the COVID-19 Alert Levels. Each week the Directors joined a video call to advise and support the EMT. This highly collaborative approach enabled Oceania to successfully manage this challenging pandemic.
Peter Dufaur
BProp
Peter has been a Director of Oceania since 17 September 2021.
He has over 25 years’ experience in the New Zealand property market, including 10 years as Head of Development for Goodman Property Trust. During his time at Goodman Property Trust, Peter was responsible for all of the Trust’s development activity and oversaw more than $1.5 billion of successful property development.
Peter also sits on several private enterprise boards, including until recently, Chair of building products manufacturer Thermakraft. Peter is currently the Managing Director of Mayfair Group Limited, which is involved in property development, asset management and funds management across a wide variety of sectors in the New Zealand property market.
Peter is a member of the Development Committee.
Elizabeth Coutts
ONZM, BMS, FCA
Liz Coutts has been a Director of Oceania since 5 November 2014 and was appointed Chair in 2014. Liz is also the Chair of Skellerup Holdings Limited and EBOS Group Limited. Liz is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. She is a past President of the Institute of Directors NZ Inc and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2016.
Liz has previously been Chief Executive of Caxton Group, Chairman of Meritec Group Limited, Industrial Research Limited and Life Pharmacy Limited, Deputy Chairman of Public Trust, and a Commissioner of both the Commerce Commission and Earthquake Commission. She has been a Chair of Ports of Auckland Limited and Director of Sanford Limited, Ravensdown Fertiliser Cooperative, the Health Funding Authority, PHARMAC, Air New Zealand, Sport and Recreation New Zealand and Trust Bank New Zealand, and a member of both the Financial Reporting Standards Board of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
Alan Isaac
CNZM, BCA, FCA
Alan Isaac has been a Director of Oceania since 1 October 2015. Alan is a professional director with extensive experience in accounting, finance and governance. He is the immediate past President of the Institute of Directors NZ Inc. and is Chairman of New Zealand Community Trust and Basin Reserve Trust. He is also a former President of the International Cricket Council. Alan is a Director of Scales Corporation Limited and Skellerup Holdings Limited. He is also a Board member of the Wellington Free Ambulance.
Alan is a former national Chairman of KPMG, and was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in 2013. He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Alan is Chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the People and Culture Committee.
Dame Kerry Prendergast
DNZM, CNZM, MBA (VUW), NZRN, NZM
Dame Kerry Prendergast has been a Director of Oceania since 22 December 2016. Dame Kerry is a professional director. She was Mayor of Wellington (2001-2010) and is currently the Chair of the New Zealand Film Commission, Wellington Free Ambulance, Wellington Opera and Royal New Zealand Ballet. Dame Kerry is also a trustee of New Zealand Community Trust.
For 25 years Dame Kerry was an independent midwife after training as a general nurse in 1970, and consequently gaining a Diploma in Intensive Care. She was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in 2011 and was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in January 2019 for services to governance and the community.
Dame Kerry is Chair of the Clinical and Health & Safety Committee.
Sally Evans
BHSc, MSc, FAICD, GAIST
Sally Evans has been a Director of Oceania since 23 March 2018. Sally has over 30 years’ experience in the private, government and social enterprise sectors in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.
Sally is a Director of Healius Limited in Australia, Rest (Australian Super Fund), Allianz Australian Life Insurance Limited and Ingenia Communities. She has previously held Directorships on the boards of Opal Specialist Aged Care and Blue Cross Aged Care, was an inaugural member of the Australian Federal Government’s Aged Care Financing Authority and held executive roles as Healthcare Director at the FTSE Compass Group plc and Head of Aged Care at AMP Capital.
Sally is Chair of the People and Culture Committee and is a member of the Clinical and Health & Safety Committee.
Gregory Tomlinson
AME
Greg Tomlinson has been a Director of Oceania since 23 March 2018. Greg is a Christchurch domiciled businessman and investor with experience in a variety of New Zealand industries. One of the original pioneers of the aquaculture industry in Marlborough, he has also established construction and aged care businesses.
Greg established Qualcare before it was sold into the Oceania Group in early 2008 and he was a director of Oceania from 2008 until 2016. Greg holds directorships on the boards of a number of New Zealand based companies and is currently a director of Heartland Bank Limited.
Greg is Chair of the Development Committee.
Rob Hamilton
BSc, BCom
Rob has been a Director of Oceania since 17 September 2021.
He is a respected member of the capital markets and finance community in New Zealand, with more than 30 years’ experience in senior executive roles. Rob is currently a Director of Westpac New Zealand Limited and a Director of Tourism Holdings Limited (including Chair of the Audit Committee). He was previously Chief Financial Officer at SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited and a Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking at Jarden (formerly First NZ Capital).
Rob is also a member of the Auckland Grammar School Board of Trustees and has previously been a Board member on the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Rob is a member of the Audit Committee.
Peter Dufaur
BProp
Peter has been a Director of Oceania since 17 September 2021.
He has over 25 years’ experience in the New Zealand property market, including 10 years as Head of Development for Goodman Property Trust. During his time at Goodman Property Trust, Peter was responsible for all of the Trust’s development activity and oversaw more than $1.5 billion of successful property development.
Peter also sits on several private enterprise boards, including until recently, Chair of building products manufacturer Thermakraft. Peter is currently the Managing Director of Mayfair Group Limited, which is involved in property development, asset management and funds management across a wide variety of sectors in the New Zealand property market.
Peter is a member of the Development Committee.
Elizabeth Coutts
ONZM, BMS, FCA
Liz Coutts has been a Director of Oceania since 5 November 2014 and was appointed Chair in 2014. Liz is also the Chair of Skellerup Holdings Limited and EBOS Group Limited. Liz is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. She is a past President of the Institute of Directors NZ Inc and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2016.
Liz has previously been Chief Executive of Caxton Group, Chairman of Meritec Group Limited, Industrial Research Limited and Life Pharmacy Limited, Deputy Chairman of Public Trust, and a Commissioner of both the Commerce Commission and Earthquake Commission. She has been a Chair of Ports of Auckland Limited and Director of Sanford Limited, Ravensdown Fertiliser Cooperative, the Health Funding Authority, PHARMAC, Air New Zealand, Sport and Recreation New Zealand and Trust Bank New Zealand, and a member of both the Financial Reporting Standards Board of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
Alan Isaac
CNZM, BCA, FCA
Alan Isaac has been a Director of Oceania since 1 October 2015. Alan is a professional director with extensive experience in accounting, finance and governance. He is the immediate past President of the Institute of Directors NZ Inc. and is Chairman of New Zealand Community Trust and Basin Reserve Trust. He is also a former President of the International Cricket Council. Alan is a Director of Scales Corporation Limited and Skellerup Holdings Limited. He is also a Board member of the Wellington Free Ambulance.
Alan is a former national Chairman of KPMG, and was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in 2013. He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
Alan is Chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the People and Culture Committee.
Dame Kerry Prendergast
DNZM, CNZM, MBA (VUW), NZRN, NZM
Dame Kerry Prendergast has been a Director of Oceania since 22 December 2016. Dame Kerry is a professional director. She was Mayor of Wellington (2001-2010) and is currently the Chair of the New Zealand Film Commission, Wellington Free Ambulance, Wellington Opera and Royal New Zealand Ballet. Dame Kerry is also a trustee of New Zealand Community Trust.
For 25 years Dame Kerry was an independent midwife after training as a general nurse in 1970, and consequently gaining a Diploma in Intensive Care. She was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in 2011 and was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in January 2019 for services to governance and the community.
Dame Kerry is Chair of the Clinical and Health & Safety Committee.
Sally Evans
BHSc, MSc, FAICD, GAIST
Sally Evans has been a Director of Oceania since 23 March 2018. Sally has over 30 years’ experience in the private, government and social enterprise sectors in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.
Sally is a Director of Healius Limited in Australia, Rest (Australian Super Fund), Allianz Australian Life Insurance Limited and Ingenia Communities. She has previously held Directorships on the boards of Opal Specialist Aged Care and Blue Cross Aged Care, was an inaugural member of the Australian Federal Government’s Aged Care Financing Authority and held executive roles as Healthcare Director at the FTSE Compass Group plc and Head of Aged Care at AMP Capital.
Sally is Chair of the People and Culture Committee and is a member of the Clinical and Health & Safety Committee.
Gregory Tomlinson
AME
Greg Tomlinson has been a Director of Oceania since 23 March 2018. Greg is a Christchurch domiciled businessman and investor with experience in a variety of New Zealand industries. One of the original pioneers of the aquaculture industry in Marlborough, he has also established construction and aged care businesses.
Greg established Qualcare before it was sold into the Oceania Group in early 2008 and he was a director of Oceania from 2008 until 2016. Greg holds directorships on the boards of a number of New Zealand based companies and is currently a director of Heartland Bank Limited.
Greg is Chair of the Development Committee.
Rob Hamilton
BSc, BCom
Rob has been a Director of Oceania since 17 September 2021.
He is a respected member of the capital markets and finance community in New Zealand, with more than 30 years’ experience in senior executive roles. Rob is currently a Director of Westpac New Zealand Limited and a Director of Tourism Holdings Limited (including Chair of the Audit Committee). He was previously Chief Financial Officer at SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited and a Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking at Jarden (formerly First NZ Capital).
Rob is also a member of the Auckland Grammar School Board of Trustees and has previously been a Board member on the New Zealand Olympic Committee.
Rob is a member of the Audit Committee.
Peter Dufaur
BProp
Peter has been a Director of Oceania since 17 September 2021.
He has over 25 years’ experience in the New Zealand property market, including 10 years as Head of Development for Goodman Property Trust. During his time at Goodman Property Trust, Peter was responsible for all of the Trust’s development activity and oversaw more than $1.5 billion of successful property development.
Peter also sits on several private enterprise boards, including until recently, Chair of building products manufacturer Thermakraft. Peter is currently the Managing Director of Mayfair Group Limited, which is involved in property development, asset management and funds management across a wide variety of sectors in the New Zealand property market.
Peter is a member of the Development Committee.
Elizabeth
Coutts
Chair and Independent DirectorAlan
Isaac
Independent Director Dame Kerry
Prendergast
Independent DirectorSally
Evans
Independent DirectorGregory
Tomlinson
Independent DirectorRob
Hamilton
Independent DirectorPeter
Dufaur
Independent Director
Andrew Buckingham
MRICS, AAPI
As Group General Manager Property and Development at Oceania, Andrew has responsibility for the design, procurement and delivery of the Oceania development pipeline nationwide as well as identifying new opportunities and acquisitions to further enhance the performance and growth of Oceania’s business.
Andrew is an accomplished property developer with a broad range of skills and networks gained over more than 35 years in both New Zealand and Australia. Previously the General Manager of Development at Precinct Properties, where he was responsible for the development of a number of commercial buildings including Commercial Bay in Auckland, Andrew is a seasoned senior executive with a strong history of delivering highly successful developments. Before joining Precinct Properties, Andrew was the Project Director for the New Zealand International Convention Centre at SKYCITY and prior to that he was the Project Director for both the Sylvia Park retail complex and the ASB North Wharf development for Kiwi Income Property Trust.
Brent Pattison
BBS, CA (Chartered Accountants New Zealand & Australia)
Brent has over a decade of experience in Investment Banking, is a qualified chartered accountant and has held senior finance roles in NZ corporations across the Telecommunications and Financial Services industries.
Brent has a keen focus and interest in the Aged Care & Retirement sector including providing Investment Banking advice to Oceania during the 2017 IPO and to other listed and privately owned peers in the sector.
Kathryn Waugh
BSci, CA (Institute Chartered Accountants Scotland)
Kathryn joined Oceania in 2009 as a Financial Controller. She has 20 years experience as a Chartered Accountant, and previously worked for PwC as a Senior Manager on the Accounting Consulting Services Team.
Anna Thorburn
BA, LLB (Hons)
Anna joined Oceania in 2012. She has over 15 years legal experience and previously worked as a senior solicitor in the corporate/commercial team at Russell McVeagh.
Anna is responsible for a range of corporate services functions within Oceania, including legal, governance, risk, people & culture, health & safety and village settlements.
Dr Frances Hughes
BA, MA, PhD (Nursing), ONZM, CNZM
Dr Hughes joined Oceania in October 2019 and is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years’ nursing experience.
Dr Hughes has held senior management and nursing positions on a global level, and was formerly the Chief Executive of the International Council of Nurses. She has worked for the World Health Organisation and has also served on boards in Queensland, Rwanda and Switzerland. Dr Hughes was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mental health in 2019.
Andrew Buckingham
MRICS, AAPI
As Group General Manager Property and Development at Oceania, Andrew has responsibility for the design, procurement and delivery of the Oceania development pipeline nationwide as well as identifying new opportunities and acquisitions to further enhance the performance and growth of Oceania’s business.
Andrew is an accomplished property developer with a broad range of skills and networks gained over more than 35 years in both New Zealand and Australia. Previously the General Manager of Development at Precinct Properties, where he was responsible for the development of a number of commercial buildings including Commercial Bay in Auckland, Andrew is a seasoned senior executive with a strong history of delivering highly successful developments. Before joining Precinct Properties, Andrew was the Project Director for the New Zealand International Convention Centre at SKYCITY and prior to that he was the Project Director for both the Sylvia Park retail complex and the ASB North Wharf development for Kiwi Income Property Trust.
Brent Pattison
BBS, CA (Chartered Accountants New Zealand & Australia)
Brent has over a decade of experience in Investment Banking, is a qualified chartered accountant and has held senior finance roles in NZ corporations across the Telecommunications and Financial Services industries.
Brent has a keen focus and interest in the Aged Care & Retirement sector including providing Investment Banking advice to Oceania during the 2017 IPO and to other listed and privately owned peers in the sector.
Kathryn Waugh
BSci, CA (Institute Chartered Accountants Scotland)
Kathryn joined Oceania in 2009 as a Financial Controller. She has 20 years experience as a Chartered Accountant, and previously worked for PwC as a Senior Manager on the Accounting Consulting Services Team.
Anna Thorburn
BA, LLB (Hons)
Anna joined Oceania in 2012. She has over 15 years legal experience and previously worked as a senior solicitor in the corporate/commercial team at Russell McVeagh.
Anna is responsible for a range of corporate services functions within Oceania, including legal, governance, risk, people & culture, health & safety and village settlements.
Dr Frances Hughes
BA, MA, PhD (Nursing), ONZM, CNZM
Dr Hughes joined Oceania in October 2019 and is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years’ nursing experience.
Dr Hughes has held senior management and nursing positions on a global level, and was formerly the Chief Executive of the International Council of Nurses. She has worked for the World Health Organisation and has also served on boards in Queensland, Rwanda and Switzerland. Dr Hughes was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to mental health in 2019.
Andrew Buckingham
MRICS, AAPI
As Group General Manager Property and Development at Oceania, Andrew has responsibility for the design, procurement and delivery of the Oceania development pipeline nationwide as well as identifying new opportunities and acquisitions to further enhance the performance and growth of Oceania’s business.
Andrew is an accomplished property developer with a broad range of skills and networks gained over more than 35 years in both New Zealand and Australia. Previously the General Manager of Development at Precinct Properties, where he was responsible for the development of a number of commercial buildings including Commercial Bay in Auckland, Andrew is a seasoned senior executive with a strong history of delivering highly successful developments. Before joining Precinct Properties, Andrew was the Project Director for the New Zealand International Convention Centre at SKYCITY and prior to that he was the Project Director for both the Sylvia Park retail complex and the ASB North Wharf development for Kiwi Income Property Trust.
Brent
Pattison
Chief Executive Officer Kathryn
Waugh
Chief Financial Officer Anna
Thorburn
Group General Manager Corporate ServicesDr Frances
Hughes
Group General Manager Clinical & Care Services