On the Move | October 2024

Heath Brunton introduces Fulcrum Law

Heath Brunton, former partner at DLA Piper, has launched Fulcrum Law, a boutique law firm dedicated to delivering specialised legal guidance for corporate and private property owners, developers, and investors.

With 25 years of experience at the highest levels locally and internationally, Heath brings a wealth of knowledge in commercial property law across diverse sectors and asset classes.

Fulcrum Law is tailored for clients navigating complex transactions and development projects. Heath has represented major players in New Zealand’s largest design-build lease projects across the industrial and office sectors. His expertise also extends to public-private partnerships in social and affordable housing.

An active contributor to the property industry, Heath recently spearheaded the Property Council New Zealand’s comprehensive review of standard form leases, creating a streamlined suite of modern templates that reflect today’s market dynamics.

Heath’s expertise is well acknowledged, with rankings from both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.  

Alex Cutler appointed to Argosy Board

Argosy Property is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Cutler to its Board of Directors. Alex, who is currently CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer at RDT Pacific is well known in the property industry and is a career long sustainability expert.  
 
Prior to her current role Alex spent 6 years as CEO of the New Zealand Green Building Council. Alex has global experience working with multinational organisations to assist their understanding of the strategic importance of sustainability. 
 
Chairman, Jeff Morrison, said, “The Argosy strategy is increasingly focused on achieving sustainability goals and to have someone with Alex’s experience and qualification on the Board, reinforces the importance of this field to the business and to the future of the Company.” 

Scott Pritchard appointed director at Ryman Healthcare

Ryman Healthcare has announced the appointment of Scott Pritchard as an independent director, effective from November 1, 2024. Pritchard, who is currently the chief executive of Precinct Properties, brings with him relevant experience in people and cultural leadership, as well as commercial expertise in large-scale property development and management. Ryman’s executive chairman, Dean Hamilton, said Pritchard’s experience would be invaluable as the company transitions to a stronger developer mindset and looks to outsource design and construction elements. Pritchard is set to retire as chair of the Property Council of New Zealand on October 31.

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Shamubeel Eaqub joins Simplicity as Chief Economist

Simplicity has hired Shamubeel Eaqub as Chief Economist and Head of Policy, as it seeks to broaden its economic and policy influence.

Shamubeel will be joined by economist and policy researcher Rosie Collins. They will be focused on areas of economics and policy that are of interest to Simplicity in its role as a fund manager.

This includes KiwiSaver, housing, infrastructure and capital markets, areas in which Simplicity’s schemes are increasingly investing.

“With KiwiSaver, we can start by advocating to make it easier for more people to contribute—last year, 32 percent of Kiwis didn’t,” said Shamubeel Eaqub. “We can also advocate for increasing savings over time – we currently contribute 6 percent, while Australians are on track to reach 12%.” said Mr Eaqub.

“Additionally, the growing pool of savings can be better directed towards addressing critical needs, such as housing, infrastructure, and business growth capital – areas where we think KiwiSaver investment overall is largely untapped,” he said.

“These are exciting and much needed opportunities for New Zealand. I can’t wait to get stuck into it,” said Mr Eaqub.

RDT Pacific make 6 promotions

Please join us in congratulating the following kaimahi staff who have recently been promoted at RDT Pacific.

  • Emma Barnes, Project Manager, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
  • Karen Kyle, Project Manager, Rotorua
  • Egbert Koekoek, Senior Project Manager, Rotorua
  • Neelish Budhia, Associate and Wellington Manager, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
  • Miko Brouwer, Associate Director and Hamilton Manager, Kirikiriroa Hamilton
  • Matthew Bush, Associate Director, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Kei runga noa atu – well done.

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Aurecon appoints Jonny Papa and Matt Capon into leadership roles

International design, engineering and advisory company, Aurecon, has appointed Matt Capon to lead Aurecon’s Sustaining Capital offering, with Jonny Papa being appointed as Aotearoa New Zealand’s new Buildings Leader, replacing Matt.

As New Zealand’s infrastructure industry navigates a changing market, Aurecon has looked to ensure it has their high performing leaders focused on the sectors where it sees growth in the external market.

Jonny Papa and Matt Capon’s new roles are focused on growing the right sectors to support the future of New Zealand’s infrastructure industry.

Tracey Ryan, Aurecon’s Chief Executive for New Zealand says, “I’ve always been extremely proud of the existing talent we have in our business and to be able to draw on this leadership pool as we look to fill critical leadership positions in answer to the changing needs of our clients across the motu (country) is exciting.”

Jonny Papa, Buildings Leader – New Zealand 

Jonny has been with Aurecon for over 16 years where he joined the company as a Structural Engineer. Over the years, Jonny has become a highly respected leader and most recently led the Auckland Buildings Structures team, growing the team threefold during his tenure. He has extensive experience as a project director and structural technical director, with a particular focus in the healthcare sector. 

Jonny has led Aurecon’s design teams on several of Health NZs largest capital projects in the Northern region, including the recently completed Totara Haumaru project and the Central Plant and tunnels project currently under construction. He is also on the New Zealand Health Design Council committee. 

Jonny is also a keen supporter of several university and engineering groups focused on developing future Māori and Pasifika leaders. 

Jonny says of his new role, “I’m really looking forward to continuing the legacy our team has been creating through supporting our clients with large, complex, and highly serviced building portfolios across Aotearoa New Zealand. Technical excellence is the foundation of our business, and my focus will be on our people and clients who are the secret sauce of what really makes our teams successful.” 

Matt Capon, Sustaining Capital Leader – New Zealand

With an infrastructure pipeline of $147.6bn, New Zealand faces many challenges. As a country, we cannot afford to build all the infrastructure required, therefore a main focus is to upgrade and renew the infrastructure assets we already have, which in turn positively impacts our environment through sustainability and carbon outputs. 

Working closely with Aurecon’s Infrastructure Advisory and technical engineering teams, Matt will be driving Aurecon’s Sustaining Capital offering across the whole business. 

“Our clients tell us they want to engage one company to design and deliver their assets, to manage those assets and to build their business. Sustaining Capital is about doing that through integrated advisory, engineering and digital offerings that find and solve those challenges across the entire asset investment lifecycle,” says Matt. 

Matt said, “My focus will be to work through asset performance, renewal, replacement and growth programmes with our clients to ensure they have an asset base that is not only optimised for the needs of today but also set up to enable growth into the future.” 

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