Wi Pere Trust
Governance
The Wi Pere trustees are responsible to 364 beneficaries in accordance with section 15 of the Maori Purposes Act 1938 and Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993.
The Wi Pere Trust is governed by 5 trustees, who have a diverse range of experiences ranging from business to cultural to community to social.
The trustees together with a brief profile are included as follows:
Alan Parekura Torohina Haronga - Chairman
Alan is a chartered accountant and former partner of a major international accounting firm with 20+ years in Canada and New Zealand. Alan's experience developed in the area of buying, selling and repositioning small, medium and large businesses.
Alan maintains a range of directorships in various organisations involved in resource development, change management, business transformation and repositioning, market development and intellectual property development to keep abreast of current business issues both local and international.
As a part of his experience at governance level, Alan has had considerable involvement in the appointment of senior management for both government and private sector organisations.
Henry Lardelli, Tom Smiler and Albert Horsfall.
Management
The trustees have appointed various people to manage our businesses. They are:
Guy Trafford - Tangihanga Pastrol
Tim Rhodes - Otara Pastoral
George Haapu - Citrus
Dexin Huang - Vineyard
Further details on the manager's business units are provided under business activities