Governance
Meet our Board of Directors
MICHAEL KEYSE
Board Chair
Michael is a Fellow of, Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand, and previously a Senior Partner of HFK Limited, Chartered Accountants, Christchurch. Michael, before retiring from public practice, was an advisor to a diverse range of clients and was instrumental in establishing a number of successful property Syndications. This experience originated from his early involvement with a large aged-care hospital in Christchurch, with original investors now strategic holders in the Hub.
His experience as a Chartered Accountant in public practice has allowed him to forge positive relationships with other professional advisors including bankers, valuers, lawyers, project managers, property management professionals, financial advisors, stockbrokers and selling agents.
Michael has acted as an accountant for a public company and is experienced in prospectus construction and audit. He has overseen various trusteeships and executive positions for several charitable bodies, the largest of which bestowed upon him a life membership in recognition of his professional stewardship. Michael holds Directorships in a number of varied private companies.
SARAH OTT
Board Member
Sarah joined the board of SCIL in March 2021 and is an experienced Chartered Accountant with a broad commercial background having held a range of public practice roles, both commercial and corporate.
Sarah has significant experience in the governance of investment entities, including a directorship of a property syndicate manager for 10 years, seeing it through the cycle of acquisition, development and sale. She also chairs the board of a significant family investment company and is a trustee and advisor to a number of family investment entities.
Having worked in financial, operational, and investment management, Sarah has significant experience in governance and management of property based investments.
Sarah is currently the Independent Chair of Halland Investments Limited, and has previously been the Director of Ocean Partners Property Management and an Executive Director at EY.
DAVID RANKIN
Board Member
Appointed Director July 2014. David is Director of Livingstone Realty Ltd having formerly been Principal Officer and Director of H G Livingstone Ltd when it was managing 27 Shopping Centres throughout New Zealand.
With over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry, he is a Life Member and former Director of The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, Chartered Member of The Institute of Directors, is qualified in Valuation and has been a Registered Valuer.
David is a Director and former Charman of Addington Raceway Ltd, is Chairman of NZ Metropolitan Properties Ltd and was Chairman of a Co-operative Company for several years.
Due to his senior position and experience, David has project managed and sat on the development boards for commercial developments which included overseeing construction contracts, leasing and rent reviews.
NIGEL ATHERFOLD
Nigel joined the board in July 2022. He is an experienced director. In the last 15 years he has served on boards that have covered the spectrum from farming to manufacturing to consumer-branded goods, from start-ups to rapid growth to mature companies.
He is currently on the boards of Landcorp Farming Limited (deputy chair), Rural Equities Limited, Melody Dairies GP Limited, Spring Sheep Dairy NZ Management Limited, and Terracostosa Limited.
The early part of his career was spent in the property finance and corporate banking areas of New Zealand’s major banks before spending five years in the treasury division of New Zealand Dairy Board. He has been self-employed since 2006 and is part-owner of an economics and treasury risk management advisory firm TDB Advisory Limited.
He has a bachelors degree in economics degree and a masters degree in corporate finance.