Masterton Community Trust
Masterton Community Trust (MCT) is the major shareholder of Trust House Limited and governs the wider Trust House group. Trust House Ltd was formed in 1998 as a management company to best coordinate and operate the MCT’s diverse business interests.
The MCT’s trustees are publicly elected every three years. The Trustees appoint a President, and appoint up to four Trustees to the Trust House Ltd Board of Directors.
The current MCT trustees are:
- Jock Kershaw, President
- Lucy Griffiths, Vice President
- Mena Antonio
- Karl Taucher
- Brent Goodwin
- Bex Johnson
Two sister licensing trusts, Rimutaka and Flaxmere, are smaller members of the Trust House group, and like Masterton, are actively involved in their communities. They each have a representative on the Trust House Foundation.

Jock Kershaw
Chair of Trust House Ltd, President of Masterton Community Trust
Jock became Chair of Trust House Ltd in 2014, having been a Director since 2007, and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Jock is also Chair of both the Trust House Foundation and the Masterton Community Trust, and has been an elected MLT Trustee from 2001-2016. Then an elected MCT trustee since Oct 2016.
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Lucy Griffiths
Director of Trust House Ltd, Vice President of Masterton Community Trust
Lucy is Vice President of the Masterton Community Trust, a Director of Trust House Ltd. She is also a member of the Trust House Foundation and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.
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Mena Antonio
Deputy Chair Trust House Foundation, Chair Masterton Net Proceeds Committee
Mena is an elected Masterton Community Trust Trustee.
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Karl Taucher
Trustee of Masterton Community Trust
Karl has been an elected Trustee of the Masterton Licensing Trust from 2007- 2016 and is now a trustee for the Masterton Community Trust and is also an elected member of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust since 2001.
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Brent Goodwin
Trustee of Masterton Community Trust

Bex Johnson
Trustee of Masterton Community Trust
Bex Johnson’s career has been primarily in media sales and management having worked in print, radio and television in a number of competitive markets through New Zealand. Bex has won a number of national awards for both radio and print sales as well as Station of the Year and Service Provider of the Year as General Manager of Mediaworks Rotorua and Wairarapa.
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Bex is married to Bill who manages Masterton Club. They have two sons and 6 grandchildren.