Our people

Alastair Rhodes

Alastair joined the NAB in 2020 as the representative from Philanthropy NZ. He was appointed CEO of BayTrust in 2015 and since his appointment has driven BayTrust to be one of the leaders in impact and sustainable investments in NZ. He has a passion for impact investing, both from its ability to help drive a more inclusive and sustainable society and also how impact investments can compliment and further diversify an investment portfolio.

David Woods

David is an experienced general manager and Board director with a strong track record in change management and organisational re-engineering in both operational and strategic areas of business across a wide variety of cultures and geographies.

David held an executive role as MD of a large social finance/impact investing organisation, supporting financial inclusion, agriculture and renewable energy in the developing world with a capital base of EUR 1.2bn.

David has extensive governance experience in financial and non-financial Boards; he is a Director of Whai Rawa Fund Ltd, a trustee of The Gift Trust, and Chairman of the Impact Enterprise Fund, in addition to sitting on three overseas microfinance company boards for the Aga Khan Foundation as an independent director. He is used to operating effectively across international networks and within both large and small working environments, and seeks to contribute to delivering successful outcomes for New Zealand businesses both in NZ and overseas.

Justine Sefton

Justine Sefton is a climate change and sustainability specialist, and former UNFCCC negotiator, with more than 20 years’ experience across public and private sectors internationally.

Throughout her career, Justine has operated at the cutting edge of the shift to a zero-carbon, sustainable economy, and re-directing capital for that purpose.

Justine formerly led KPMG New Zealand’s sustainable finance practice and recently worked with the Treasury on funding and financing the net-zero transition.

Justine has worked for the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, AMP Financial Services (NZ) and Australian industry pension fund, Cbus, on climate change and broader responsible investment policy development, implementation and reporting and product design.

Justine was a key contributor to The Aotearoa Circle’s Sustainable Finance Forum Roadmap.

Jamie Newth

Dr Jamie Newth is the founder and CEO of Soul Capital which manages two impact funds, and leads various ecosystem building activities.

Jodi Hayward

Jodi is of Ngapuhi, Te Rarawa descent.

As the CEO of Te Pai Roa Tika o te Taitokerau, Jodi leads a large scale, Māori owned and led impact investment kaupapa.

Prior to this role she was Senior Regional Advisor to the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), for the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) and Te Puni Kokiri (TPK). In these roles Jodi enabled deployment of $300m through the PGF Tai Tokerau communities implementing long term social and economic development initiatives.

Jodi led the Taitokerau regional labour market strategy and work programme for the region for the Ministry of Social Development, working closely with politicians, senior central and local government officials, to develop youth employment and social policy.

Other notable projects include He Poutama Taitamariki, GROW Kaikohe and KODE Jodi’s early career focused on stakeholder and community engagement.

A local business owner and a governor of a number of commercial and community developments Jodi affiliates strongly to Te Taitokerau and is committed to leading “for her place”.

Dean Hegarty

Dean collaborates closely with global and local asset managers, super funds, Kiwisaver providers, financial advisors, and wealth platforms to align capital with sustainable outcomes.

Dean is the Co-CEO of RIAA - an organisation that has 200+ investment organisation members who jointly manage over $5 trillion - where he works to elevate sustainability issues as core investment risks and opportunities, and shift capital to support a more sustainable, equitable and prosperous world. Prior to joining RIAA, he spent over five years at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) as their General Manager, reporting to CEO and member of the Senior Leadership Team.