Trust House Ltd Senior Management

Charles Kaka
Chief Executive Officer
Charles is a seasoned business leader with 20-years of executive management experience across New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific.
Charles is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, holds a Master of Business Administration qualification from Queensland University, a Diploma in Management.
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Richard Simmonds
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Richard is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) . In this role he is responsible for the finance, IT, legal, payroll of the Trust House Group. Richard also manages key relationships with our Auditors, Bankers and Insurers.
Contact Richard
(06) 370 0520
richard@trusthouse.co.nz
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Cindra Grant
General Manager, Operations & Compliance
Cindy supports the managers in the day to day running of the Trust House businesses and the Trust House Foundation.
This includes ensuring the gaming venues are all compliant and that the gaming is run lawfully.
Cindy attends the Regional Net Proceeds Committee Boards of the Foundation to ensure that the grants submitted to the Trust House Foundation meet the requirements of the Department of Internal Affairs.
Contact Cindy
06 370 0525
cindy@trusthouse.co.nz
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Rik Anderson
General Manager, People and Performance
Rik is the key contact within the business for any Human Resource Management (HRM) related matters. HRM supports and advises the business on hiring and training employees, growing talent, developing reward and recognition programmes, supports the resolution of workplace conflict, maximises employee performance and supports enhanced Health & Wellbeing outcomes for all employees.
Contact Rik
06 370 6853
rik@trusthouse.co.nz

Jill Harrison
General Manager, Copthorne, Solway Park, Waiarapa
Jill managers the day-to-day operations of our flagship hotel Copthorne Solway Park Wairarapa. “making sure that our guests have the best experience staying with us. No two days are the same, she says, with new guests arriving and departing every day.”
Contact Jill
06 370 0503
Jill@trusthouse.co.nz
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Trust House Ltd Board of Directors

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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Toni Kennerley
Independent Director of Trust House Ltd
Toni is the owner of Planalytics NZ Ltd, an independent research and policy
consultancy based in Greytown. Originally trained as an urban planner, Toni
has extensive experience in the housing sector both internationally and across
New Zealand.
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David Henry
Independent Director of Trust House Ltd
David joined the board of Trust House Ltd as an Independent Director in December 2004. He became a member of the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) in 2005 and was made Chair of the ARC in 2006. David continues to be a Chartered Accountant having qualified in 1975.
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Stuart Campbell
Independent Director of Trust House Ltd
Stuart Campbell was born and bred in the Manawatu.
He studied business at Massey University funded by driving Watties pea viners for several seasons after spending one year living in Minnesota, USA as an AFS exchange student.
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He is now a Chartered Accountant, a farmer and a Manawatu District Councillor.
Stuart is married to Lyn and lives on his family farm at Taonui. He has two adult children.
He enjoys bagpipes, basketball and farming. He follows the All Blacks, Hurricanes, Manawatu Turbos, OKC and the Minnesota Twins.
Trustees of Masterton Community Trust
As well as Jock Kershaw and Lucy Griffiths the following are elected trustees of MCT.

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.