Executive Team

Navigating risk, managing downside and seizing promising opportunities.
Stride’s executive team is highly focused on delivering a top-performing property portfolio, providing excellent returns to investors and consistently meeting the needs of tenants and the communities they serve.

 

Our team goes to great lengths to get the important details right and has a rigorous process to evaluate every opportunity. Stride understands how to astutely navigate risk, manage downsides, and assess acquisition and improvement opportunities.

Philip Littlewood
Chief Executive Officer

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Philip joined Stride in 2014 and has over 16 years experience in property investment management in New Zealand and overseas. Highlights of his work history include six years with Morgan Stanley’s real estate merchant banking division in the UK, and partnership in a large private-equity real estate firm. Prior to this, Philip held the position of Investment Manager at AMP Capital Investors. Philip holds a Bachelor of Property and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of Auckland and a Master of Business Administration from Imperial College London.


Andrew Hay
General Manager
Commercial and Industrial

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Andrew joined Stride in 2004 and has more than 17 years’ property industry experience. Prior to joining Stride, he was based in Dublin, where he managed a property portfolio for Ireland’s leading betting agency. Andrew is responsible for the asset management of the Stride portfolio. He holds a Bachelor of Property from the University of Auckland and a Masters of Business Administration from Victoria University. Andrew is a former Wellington Branch President of the Property Council.


Louise Hill
General Manager Corporate Services
& Company Secretary

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Louise joined Stride in November 2017, and has more than 20 years’ legal experience.  Louise’s previous roles included Head of Legal (NZ) for Fletcher Building and senior associate in the corporate/commercial team at Bell Gully.  Louise is responsible for a range of corporate functions within Stride, including legal, governance, compliance, health and safety and risk.


Steve Penney
General Manager Investment

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Steve joined Stride in 2019 and has more than 15 years in property investment management in New Zealand and Australia. Steve has extensive experience in corporate treasury and financial markets as well as investment strategy, investor communication and relationship management and monitoring. He also holds a Chartered Accountant (CA) designation from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.


Jennifer Whooley
Chief Financial Officer

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Before joining Stride in 2002, Jennifer was Chief Accountant for Fletcher Property. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the property industry and is responsible for Stride’s overall financial plans and policies, ensuring the compliance of its accounting practices. Jennifer is also responsible for the HR function within Stride. She holds a Chartered Accountant (CA) designation from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.


Roy Stansfield
General Manager Retail

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Roy is responsible for Stride’s retail portfolio. His role includes specialty store leasing and retail planning. A qualified accountant with 20+ years’ experience in the retail shopping centre industry, Roy is a recognised authority on property accountancy, centre management and retail leasing. Prior to joining Stride, he was employed by Challenge Properties, St Lukes Group and Kiwi Income Property Trust, where he headed the successful leasing team at Sylvia Park.


Mark Luker
General Manager Development

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Mark is responsible for Stride’s development activities. He has over 25 plus years of experience in the property development and investment industry, acquired through complex large-scale retail and commercial development projects, both within New Zealand and Australia. Mark joined Stride from Kiwi Property Group Limited (formerly Kiwi Income Property Trust), where he has held the roles of General Manager Development and Project Director, Sylvia Park.
Mark is a graduate of Auckland University where he majored in valuation and property. He is a senior member of the Property Institute of NZ and a registered property consultant.


Fabio Pagano
Investore Fund Manager

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Fabio joined Stride in 2018 and will bring over 15 years’ experience in retail management. This includes five years with the Coles Group in Australia, where he led the Property teams across the states of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Curtain University and his broad experience has given him the expertise across all aspects of leasehold and freehold portfolios.