Tim Mitchell Chief Executive and Acting Chief Investment Officer

Tim joined Annuitas in January 2023. Previously Tim was Global Head of Governance Consulting at WTW (formerly Willis Towers Watson). Before joining WTW, he was General Manager Corporate Strategy at the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, an institution he joined at its inception in 2002. Tim also ran his own consultancy company, where he advised a variety of Crown entities including the Reserve Bank, Public Trust and ACC. He has also been a Principal Advisor at the New Zealand Treasury, focusing on Crown Financial Policy, and, before that, was Chief Investment Officer at Colonial First State Investment Management NZ.

Tim is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Fiona Morgan Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for the day to day finance functions and financial reporting of the Authority and the Fund.

Currently Vacant Chief Investment Officer

Hadyn Hunt Chief Risk Officer

Hadyn was appointed in July 2017 to the newly established risk role. Hadyn has over 24 years banking experience, 19 years with National Bank/ANZ, then a further 5 years implementing the operational risk programme at Kiwibank. He has over 15 years’ experience in risk and compliance.

Ireen Muir General Manager, Schemes

Ireen joined Annuitas in September 2021. Prior to joining Annuitas, Ireen was the Head of Client Services Corporate Trustee Services at Public Trust. She has 18 years’ previous experience in the supervision of debt issues and managing investment schemes including superannuation schemes.

Peter McCaffrey Manager, Equities & Alternatives

Responsible for manager selection and portfolio construction, with emphasis on improving portfolio risk and return efficiency.

Lawrence Young Manager, Investments

Lawrence joined Annuitas in February 2023. His responsibilities include fund rebalancing, managing cashflows, liaison with the custodian and fixed interest managers, and managing operational issues for all investment managers.

Previously Lawrence worked as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Public Trust.

Lawrence is a Chartered Financial Analyst,

Sean Wakelin Senior Investment Analyst

Sean joined Annuitas in November 2021. His current role focuses on performance reporting and manager monitoring. He has previously had experience in forestry valuation and forest estate modelling.

Will Miller Investment Analyst

Will joined Annuitas in April 2024. He is responsible for performance reporting and supporting the Investment Team. Prior to joining Annutias he was a consulting analyst at Deloitte. Will holds a Masters in Applied Finance and Economics degree from the University of Canterbury and is pursuing the CFA designation.

Bojan Cvetkovic Manager, Investment Operations

Bojan joined Annuitas in June 2025. Bojan has over 25 years experience in financial services, and comes with a background in equities trading, operations and investment systems management.

Melanie McAslan Corporate Accountant

Melanie joined Annuitas in May 2014. She is a Chartered Accountant who started her career at KPMG. Since then she has worked in various accounting roles in listed and private companies.

Jake Smith Corporate Accountant

Jake joined Annuitas in August 2022. He is a Chartered Accountant who started his career at PWC and has since worked for private and public companies, the most recent being Spark NZ.

Chandra Quarmby Business Analyst Finance

Chandra has been contracting to Annuitas since 2017. He has a background in strategic governance, project and contract management and IT.

Garry Hughes Manager, Schemes

Garry joined Annuitas in March 2024. Prior to joining Annuitas, Garry was the Head of Client Services (Wellington) at Public Trust. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 39 years’ experience in the trustee industry, including 24 years in the corporate trustee environment, supervising debt issues, securitisations and managed investment schemes, including superannuation schemes.

Steph Gully Senior Strategy and Risk Analyst

Steph joined Annuitas in August 2024. She has a background in financial services risk and compliance having worked for the Financial Markets Authority and Inland Revenue prior to joining us. Steph also holds a Master of Professional Accounting from Victoria University of Wellington.

Ondine Brown Office Manager