Board of Directors

• Tim Storey

  LLB BA

  Independent Director and Chair of the Boards

  Term of Office: Appointed to SPL on 1 April 2009 and to SIML on 16 February 2016; last elected 2022

  Board committees: Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Sustainability Committee.

  Tim was appointed Chair of Stride in 2009. He has more than 30 years’ experience across a range of sectors and has practiced as a lawyer in New Zealand and Australia, retiring from the Bell Gully partnership in 2006. Tim is a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc) and is Chair of LawFinance Limited (ASX listed), a director of Investore Property Limited and of a number of private companies.

  

• Ross Buckley

  BBS, FCA, FCPA, CMInstD

  Independent Director

  Term of Office: Appointed to SPL and SIML on 9 August 2021; elected 2021

  Board committees: Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

  Ross has a strong background in auditing and management, with 27 years as a partner at the global accounting and consulting firm KPMG, including nine years as Executive Chairman of KPMG in New Zealand and a member of KPMG’s Asia Pacific Board and KPMG’s Global Council. During his career with KPMG he managed the firm’s Audit, Risk and Tax practices, in addition to the firms’ People, Performance and Culture function. Ross currently chairs the Auckland Branch of the Institute of Directors, is a council member of Massey University, and is a member of the Audit Oversight Committee of the Financial Markets Authority. He is also a director of ASB Bank Limited and Investore Property Limited and independent chair of Service Foods NZ Limited.

  

• Michelle Tierney

  BA, MBA

  Independent Director

  Term of Office: Appointed to SPL on 17 July 2014 and to SIML on 16 February 2016; last elected 2023

  Board committees: Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Sustainability Committee

  Michelle has more than 30 years’ experience in the property industry as a listed Non-Executive Director, and former Chief Operating Officer, and has a background in funds management, real estate investment, property and asset management, transformation, and sustainability. Michelle is currently a Non-Executive Director of Growthpoint Properties Australia, and a director of Peet Limited, Cotton Research & Development Corporation Australia and Uniting NSW.ACT. Michelle was previously Chief Operating Officer of ASX100 company Region Property Group (formerly SCA Property Group) in Australia, General Manager of Business Development and Strategy for the National Australia Bank Global Institutional Bank, Fund Manager of the $3.8bn GPT Wholesale Shopping Centre Fund and Head of Property and Asset Management for ASX50 company The GPT Group.

  

• Tracey Jones

  BCom CA CMInstD

  Independent Director

  Term of Office: Appointed to SPL and SIML on 11 April 2023; elected 2023

  Board committees: Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration and Nomination Committee

  Tracey has considerable experience in accounting and finance, as well as funds management. Tracey worked for 15 years with Tappenden Holdings Limited, including as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, managing a large investment portfolio including a number of property interests. Tracey moved into a governance career in 2016, and is currently an independent director of Partners Life and Punakaiki Fund Limited, as well as independent chair of Nikko Asset Management New Zealand Limited.

  

• Jacqueline Cheyne

  BAcc, FCA, CMInstD

  Independent Director

  Term of Office: Appointed to SPL and SIML on 13 March 2019; last elected 2022

  Board committees: Chair of the Sustainability Committee and member of the Audit and Risk Committee

  Jacqueline has 25 years of experience in financial audit and advisory services, including 11 years as a partner at Deloitte in audit and assurance. Jacqueline led Deloitte’s Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability services function for Deloitte New Zealand for nine years. Jacqueline is currently a member of the External Reporting Board, Audit Oversight Committee of the Financial Markets Authority, Christchurch City Council Audit and Risk Management Committee and MBIE Risk and Assurance Committee.  Jacqueline is also Chair of Snow Sports NZ, and a director of New Zealand Green Investment Finance Limited,  Pioneer Energy Limited and Queenstown Airport Corporation.

  

• Nick Jacobson

  LLB, BCom

  Independent Director

  Term of Office: Appointed to SPL and SIML on 18 July 2019; last elected 2021

  Board committees: Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

  Nick has over 30 years’ experience with leading global and investment banks and global financial services companies, specialising in real estate advisory and capital markets across Australia, Europe, and Asia. Nick is currently Managing Director at Wingate in Sydney, Australia, investing in significant CRE private credit transactions. Nick was previously Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking Services at Goldman Sachs in Sydney, and Chairman of Goldman Sachs’ Real Estate Investment Banking division.