Mark was appointed Chief Executive of the New Zealand Local Government Funding Agency effective 1 August 2014. His prior role was Treasurer at Auckland Council since establishment in November 2010. Formerly he held senior trading and sales roles across derivative, interest rate and debt products at the National Bankof New Zealand and Westpac Institutional Bank and in the wealth management sector as Chief Investment Officer at Perpetual Capital and General Manager of Alliance Bernstein New Zealand. Mark is currently a member of the IOD, a board member of INFINZ and a director of Civic Assurance. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Auckland University and is a CFA charterholder.
