Our People

Our Trustees

The Trustee board has the specialist knowledge, experience, qualifications and interest to ensure the optimal governance of Auckland Foundation.

GARTH SINCLAIR - CHAIR

Garth joined Auckland Foundation as a Trustee in 2022 and is now the Chair of Auckland Foundation.

Garth is a commercial lawyer and a senior partner at Webb Henderson, a boutique trans-Tasman law firm with an Auckland based office that Garth played a lead role in establishing. He was a partner for many years at a large New Zealand law firm, including a period as Board Chair, and was previously a Board Governor of Kristin School.

Garth has enjoyed living in Auckland for many years with his wife and three children. He has joined Auckland Foundation as he believes that it is well placed to have a lead role in facilitating and providing support for the region’s communities and in the enhancement and preservation of the region’s assets on a long-term sustainable basis, and he would like to support its endeavours.

JOSHNA MISTRY

Joshna is a Partner at Gilligan Sheppard, a boutique consulting and accounting firm. She is a Chartered Accountant, and enjoys helping businesses navigate transactions, whether it be acquisition, disposals, mergers, succession or dispute related. She also spends time helping aspirational businesses achieve their goals in her professional capacity, as part of an advisory board/board.

Joshna believes in purposeful living, purposeful business, and enjoys being a part of Auckland Foundation as it is a natural extension into purposeful giving. She believes that through having purpose we make the greatest impact on our own lives, and the lives of others.

KEN WHITNEY

After practicing as a lawyer for over 30 years Ken established Antipodes Trust Group Ltd, a specialist trust and superannuation fund manager. Ken joined the Auckland Foundation Board in 2017.

A Trustee of Foundation North for 8 years and Chair for 6 years, Ken has deep experience of both large and small philanthropic trust governance. In addition to his role on the Auckland Foundation Board, Ken is currently Chair of Philanthropy New Zealand, and a Trustee of the Auckland Health Foundation and the Chisholm Whitney Charitable Trust.

KENNETH LEONG

Kenneth arrived in New Zealand from Malaysia as an international student in the mid 1990s. Upon graduation, he worked at Deloitte and Macquarie, on mergers and acquisitions, corporate advisory and capital raising projects. With over 20 years’ experience in international business and corporate finance, he is now director-shareholder of private businesses in education, retail and health technology. He is co-founder / director of the award-winning face mask manufacturer MEO, with production facilities in Auckland and Xiamen. From 2010-2019, he was director of Edenz, a large private export education provider, until the sale to Australian interests. As Director of Tiaki Capital, he works extensively with business people and high net worth investors, facilitating successful business exits, mergers and acquisitions. He was the Chairman of the ASEAN New Zealand Business Council from 2017-2021. He was inducted by KEA as a World Class New Zealander in 2015. He has been an Auckland Foundation Board member since 2016.

JACK BOURKE

Jack Bourke is a passionate Pacific musician, leader, and senior C-Suite business executive with a talent for cultural engagement, communications, innovation and growing people. Passionate opera singer and performing arts supporter through leadership mentoring and governance. A proven record of opening and growing markets in the telecom, marketing, renewable energy, hospitality, and agricultural industries through establishing partnerships with governments, distributors, retailers, and leading sales and marketing channels. Focused on growing skills and mentoring others, particularly in the Pacific community with extensive experience across Aotearoa, the Pacific, and the Caribbean. Excels at bridging the gap between business strategy and execution.

Jack is Deputy Chair for the New Zealand Business Council of Papua New Guinea, sits on three different trust boards in the classical music space and enjoys mentoring up-and-coming talent.

JULIET MOSES

Juliet Moses has lived in Tāmaki Makaurau all her life and is the mother of two teenage sons. She is a partner at TGT Legal, a boutique law firm that specialises in trusts and succession planning. She is the spokesperson for the New Zealand Jewish Council and a trustee of the Astor Foundation, which works to maintain a peaceful and harmonious society in New Zealand, addressing issues arising from extremism and religious and ethnic hatred. Juliet is also on the advisory board of So They Can (a charity that empowers and educates children in East Africa) and a patron of the Hashem Slaimankhel Charitable Trust, and the Honorary Solicitor for various non-for-profit organisations. As an occasional writer and commentator, Juliet has had articles appear in Spectator, North & South, the Spinoff, Newsroom, NZ Herald and Stuff, among others. Juliet believes in the power of education, dialogue, story-telling and public engagement to make connections and transform lives.

SUNEIL CONNOR

Suneil Connor is the Group Chief Financial Officer for Service Foods. He is a Chartered Accountant, Committee Member & Treasurer of the Auckland Branch of the Institute of Directors, Board Observer to CAANZ Auckland, Director of KiwiHarvest, Director of the New Zealand Food Network and holds the position of Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for KiwiHarvest, Auckland Foundation and the New Zealand Food Network.

NIGEL SCOTT

Nigel is a professional director and joined the Auckland Foundation in 2021. He is also a member of the Investment Advisory Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee.

Nigel is a non-Executive Director of Hobson Wealth Ltd, Koura Wealth Ltd and an Independent Director of Syndex Ltd. Prior to his governance career, he was a senior executive with extensive experience in wealth management, banking, investment management and risk. He is a Member of the Institute of Directors and a volunteer for Business Mentors.

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