Rob Everett, Former FMA And NZ Growth Capital Partners Head, Joins Simplicity
Simplicity, the default KiwiSaver and Investment Fund manager, announced today that Rob Everett, the former Chief Executive of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and NZ Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP), will be joining the Board of Simplicity on 1 May and will become independent Chair from 1 July.
Rob will be replacing Joy Marslin, who has been Board Chair since 2016.
'We're delighted to have someone of Rob's calibre join our mission to give Kiwis more dignity in retirement,' said Joy Marslin, current Chair of Simplicity.
'He has significant depth and breadth of industry experience and is a proven performer in both the FMA and NZGCP roles. The Board and team couldn't be happier that he's joined Simplicity,' said Ms Marslin.
Rob was Chief Executive of the FMA for seven years and Chief Executive of NZGCP from early 2022 until this year. He qualified as a lawyer with international law firm Allen and Overy in London, before spending 18 years with investment bank Merrill Lynch in London, New York and Hong Kong. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Master of Arts in Law from Cambridge University.
Rob commented 'I have so much admiration for what Sam, Joy and the Simplicity team have achieved so far. I'm thrilled to be joining such a high quality board and I'm inspired at the prospect of building out the role that Simplicity plays in serving New Zealanders.'
'After almost 9 years as Chair, we're sorry to see Joy leave a role she has mastered. But we couldn't be happier that Rob is joining us,' said Sam Stubbs, Managing Director of Simplicity.
'He was our number one pick for the role,' he said.
'He's a keen supporter of the English rugby team, so we will have to do something about that, but in all other respects he's an awesome fit for a business that wants to be the big disruptor,' said Mr Stubbs.
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