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Summerset Management Team
DIRECTOR PROFILES
ROB CAMPBELL (CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT)
Rob has over 25 years experience in governance and capital markets. Rob is a director and investment committee chair of Accident Compensation Corporation. Rob is Chairman of Guinness Peat Plc and Turners & Growers Limited, and he is also a director of Aquasure Pty Limited, Ports of Auckland Limited and CallPlus Limited and a board or advisory board member of several private equity and hedge funds globally. He has previously directed the investments of a large family office, and held board appointments in numerous private and public sector organisations in New Zealand.
NORAH BARLOW (MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
Norah has been the Chief Executive Officer leading Summerset since 2001, having joined Summerset in 1999. During this time the business has evolved from a relatively small operator primarily on the Kapiti Coast to now being a national provider, the third largest operator and second largest developer in the industry. Norah is an accountant by profession and has an extensive background in business leadership and management, strategy, corporate finance, governance, tax and all aspects of the accounting function.
Norah’s experience and intimate knowledge of the sector is reflected in her position as President of the Retirement Villages Association, a position she has held for the past five years. She was involved with the formation of the Retirement Villages Act 2003 and was instrumental in leading the sector’s approach to the formation of the Retirement Villages Code of Practice from 2004 to completion in 2008. Norah has an exceptional reputation in the industry across Australasia.
MARCUS DARVILLE (NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Marcus is a “Director” at Quadrant Private Equity, having joined them in March 2006 from AMP where he was joint Head of Private Equity. Marcus has worked in the private equity industry for over 18 years. He commenced his career in private equity in the UK with NatWest Ventures before joining the AMP team in 1994 where he developed AMP’s private equity activity, over a 12 year period. During this time Marcus worked on over 15 completed transactions.
In addition to Summerset, Marcus is a member of the Quadrant Investment Committee and is a director of current Quadrant Private Equity investee companies Virtus Health, Ortho Group and Media Monitors.
CHRIS HADLEY (NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Chris is the “Managing Director” of Quadrant Private Equity. He is one of the longest serving executives in the Australian private equity industry and was one of the founding council members of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Limited. Chris has led and managed the raising of all six Quadrant funds, the first in 1996, and has been a member of the Investment Committee of all funds. In addition to Summerset, Chris is currently a director of Quadrant Private Equity investee companies Seniors Money International and Media Monitors.
JAMES OGDEN (INDEPENDENT)
James has had a career as an investment banker for 11 years – six years as Country Manager for Macquarie Bank and five years as a director of Credit Suisse First Boston. James has also worked in the New Zealand dairy industry in chief executive and finance roles for eight years. James was an independent director of Summerset during AMP Capital Investors’ ownership. James is currently a director of The Warehouse Group Limited. Other former directorships include Powerco Limited, Capital Properties New Zealand Limited, Kiwibank Limited and New Zealand Post Limited.
He is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants, fellow of the Institute of Directors, member of the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand Inc and a former New Zealand Stock Exchange broker.
