NEIL ALEXANDER FRANCIS BARR

CURRICULUM VITAE _________________________________________

CONTACT DETAILS: P O Box 31 086 Milford Auckland NEW ZEALAND Mobile: +64 21 943 185 Fax: +64 9 486 1053 Telephone (w): +64 9 486 0154 neil@perrendale.co.nz

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Profile:
I bring a lifetime of experience in managing successful businesses gained in my career in the agricultural, farming commercial, property and forestry sectors in New Zealand and Australia. The past twenty years have been spent in the property sector in New Zealand at CEO level and this has included founding, developing and owning a leading edge property consultancy for eighteen years. Following the sale of this business in 2000 to a public company have focused on change management consultancy for a variety of business sectors. I remain a subject matter expert in the property arena, able to offer a unique mix of skills which include corporate governance, leadership, commercial acumen and an unparalleled breadth of knowledge of the property sector in New Zealand. I retain a special interest in private sector companies or public sector groups that are involved in construction, property and marketing. I have a strong background as a CEO and as a business consultant and am a skilled marketer with an excellent grasp of successfully growing markets and businesses. I relish the opportunity to work with Boards and senior management to reposition and re-engineer businesses. A very practical approach, coupled with a real ability to manage relationships and people, has been at the core of my personal success. In recent years my consultancy activities have morphed into business advisory services. This includes personal mentoring at CEO and Partner level, assistance with change management at a board and senior management level I assist with business planning, business development strategies, marketing strategies and internal workshops CURRENT BOARDS Director Director (independent) Director PAST BOARDS Chairman Board Member Rodney Economic Development Trust Board Catholic Discipleship College Auckland Council Property Amnesty International Ltd Ignite Architects Ltd

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Greenacres Group Ltd Top Products Ltd Catholic Caring Foundation De Paul House Livelihood International/Alay Buhay (Tindall Foundation Trust)

Independent Board Member Independent Board member Independent Board member Board member Trustee

Career Overview
2002present: 2011 present 2012present Perrendale Holdings Ltd Director and Senior Partner Independent Director Independent Director

Auckland Council Property Ltd Amnesty international

Stratus Ltd 2005-2010 Rodney Economic Development Trust Catholic Caring Foundation Alay Buhay Foundation 2000-2001 1986-2000 1982-1986 1977-1982 1982 1981 RDT Infinity Ltd Beresford Associates Ltd Mainzeal Group Ltd Fletcher Challenge Ltd Fletcher Residential Fletcher Brownbuilt Ltd

Management consulting and strategic direction Chairman Consultant and Director Consultant and Director Executive Director Governing Director and owner Development Marketing Manager Various roles NSW Regional Sales Manager New Zealand Sales Manager

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1977-1981

Fletcher Forests Ltd

Northern Regional Manager

Transferrable Skills
Demonstrated a leadership skill which includes membership of a number of Boards as Director or Chair with significant exposure to corporate governance as well as the ability to recruit and lead high performing teams. Strong commercial acumen, sound financial management expertise and entrepreneurial flair as evidenced in the successful foundation of a leading edge property consultancy in 1987 when the market was at its most challenging in this sector; then growing the business to a turnover of $3m pa culminating in its sale in 2000. Effective strategic thinker, responsible for the overall direction and strategy of a number of successful, market leading businesses as owner or CEO Sound critical and analytical skills, able to diagnose corporate issues and recommend pragmatic solutions, as evidenced by the successful outcomes from management consultancy assignments Experienced change management agent, often asked to troubleshoot and implement major change initiatives across organisations as an independent management consultant. Effective stakeholder management, able to influence and negotiate at all levels. This is particularly critical when working as an independent consultant where expectations are high and time is short. Trusted advisor as subject matter expert to the property industry, offering a breadth of skills across property management, construction, development and governance that is unparalleled in this sector in New Zealand Strong legal understanding gained through working closely with lawyers on property transactions, advising on legal structures and specially designed legal agreements for building leases, sales/purchase agreements, tax liabilities.

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Career Profile
2002-present PERRENDALE HOLDINGS LTD, Takapuna, New Zealand JOB TITLE: Budget: Direct Reports: Indirect Reports: Director and Senior Partner $3 million to $20 million pa Consultants Constructors

Property Investment Company. Specialist retail and commercial developers working with major corporates and retail chains to source appropriate sites in major urban and strategic rural service towns. Accountability: Providing turnkey developments Working in joint venture with investors and corporate end users to ensure agreed commercial outcomes and objectives. Retaining key investments to grow an integrated portfolio with key partners Providing development management advice to key clients. Achievements: Zoned, subdivided and sold a 60 section subdivision in Warkworth Developed a fast food retail centre in Papakura Zoned , leased and developing 30,000m2 of retail, distribution and medical uses within a bulk retail centre at Warkworth 2006-present STRATUS LTD JOB TITLE: Budget: Direct Reports: Indirect Reports: Director $250,000 pa Sole operator Clients

Stratus is a small company that works to provide in house assistance for a wide range of entities. I use this vehicle to consult to companies or entities that are moving in new directions, wanting to create new markets or re-engineer their business. I work at a senior level and assist with the thinking and implementation processes. Accountability: Currently I am working with a major tertiary institution. I have assisted them in working through a re-development plan, the future establishment of a specialist endowment trust that will assist in funding growth in a stable manner in the future. This will be driven by the commercial re-development of a significant

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property holding into synergistic private sector commercial enterprises in leased premises Another current task is to work with three of NZs major multidisciplinary consultancy firms. This task requires me to look at their partnership and management structures, whole marketing system, their current consultancy sector groups and then to design and implement a new marketing initiative aimed at doubling the business These companies are Babbage Consultants Ltd and Ignite Architects ltd I further work for Opus International Ltd developing a system to bring in more commercial business as opposed to institutional business and setting up business development systems Achievements: Achieving agreement with Tertiary Institution Board to move forward with plan Achieving agreement with the variuosConsultancies to adopt strategies and re- position their business strategies

2011 present

AUCKLAND COUNCIL PROPERTY LIMITED JOB TITLE Budget Direct Reports Indirect reports Independent Director $12 million Board Chair Sir John Wells staff of 30

The Property company is eighteen months old and manages a property portfolio of $850,000,000.The task of the company is to manage excess property owned by Council, add value then divest .It is also responsible for accumulating strategic property for urban renewal and facilitating regeneration of retail/commercial nodes , accumulating key land for future transport corridors Accountability My task as an independent director is to ensure the staff add value to property, make sensible and viable strategic decisions and to be the Boards property expert. Achievements As a Board member you rarely have the opportunity to make real impact on day to day management. In this case there have been several key developments which we inherited as legacy projects from previous Councils. These were the Ormiston Retail centre, Old Papatoetoe Urban renewal and the Yard 37 Super Yacht precinct at Hobsonville. All these projects were stalemated and I was tasked with other Board members to work with the management team to successfully unlock these projects
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2012 present

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL JOB TITLE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR Details of my role are at this stage unknown as I was appointed this week. Basically I was sought to bring business acumen to the organisation, which will include input on change management, marketing the organisation and capacity building especially in the area of fundraising

2008-present

RODNEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRUST JOB TITLE: Budget: Direct Reports: Indirect Reports: Chairman $1 million pa Board members Staff of 6-8

The trust is seven years old and is mandated by the Rodney District Council to promote and encourage the development of tourism, industry and commerce in Rodney, one of New Zealands fastest growing regions. Accountability: My task as Chairman, appointed by the Council, was to significantly change the Direction of the trust from its focus on the impediments of the Resource management process to a broad based organisation that worked with sectors identified as winners and assist them with growth. Achievements: We have had significant success under my Chairmanship in developing an Aquaculture cluster which Government has identified as being a market leader. We have also developed food and beverage and equestrian clusters, innovation hubs as well as job creation, business mentoring and business training. Introduced and completed an effective change management process for both the Board and staff Re-organised business processes Set organisation on an effective course

2003-2007

SPECIALIST CONSULTING ROLES:

CATHOLIC CARING FOUNDATION

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Spent two days a week for 18 months repositioning the Archdiocesan Charitable trust. This required an organizational audit, professionalising of the organisation, putting in place donor management programs and hiring and training of new staff. An audit of the distribution processes to donees' was also undertaken. The role also required the design and implementation of a nationwide Catholic charity to be known as ActioNZ Achievements: Took the investment fund from $1.2 to $3 million and set direction. Fund is now around $6 million Re-organised office, fund raising strategies and hired permanent staff Took donor list from 250 to circa 3,000 ALAY BUHAY FOUNDATION, New Zealand and Manila, Philippines

Once again a change management role to reposition a Tindall Foundation financed Micro-finance and Community development trust working among the urban and rural poor in Manila in the Philippines. This required me to spend nearly four months in the Philippines over a two year period.

Both change management roles have been highly praised and well received by the clients. Accountability: Undertake an internal audit Redirect the thrust of the organisation Recruit new staff. Achievements: Put in place an effective new Board in Manila Changed business processes and accountabilities between NZ and Phillipines Raised significant NZ Government funding through NZ Aid Changed name of NZ organisation to Livelihood International

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C U R R I C U L U M 2000-2001 RDT INFINITY LTD, Auckland, New Zealand JOB TITLE: Budget: Direct Reports: Indirect Reports: Executive Director $15 million pa Auckland Regional Office Consultants V I T A E

My company was sold to Infinity Group Ltd in April 2000 and I was required, as part of the sale process, to contract for one year as Executive Director in charge of Auckland operation. Accountability: My role was at the most senior level and included: Winning and undertaking strategic property planning consultancy briefs for key government departments such as NZ Police and Defence and managing property advisory operations Managing construction project management and quantity surveying division Motivating and managing property management division growth and expansion Preparing annual budgets and managing staff Achievements: Managed Auckland Regional office Enhanced office atmosphere during a significant merger Completed NZ Police 20 year property plan and commenced implementation 1986-2000 BERESFORD ASSOCIATES LTD JOB TITLE: Budget: Direct Reports: Governing Director and Sole Owner Auckland, Wellington, New Zealand $3 million 25 staff

New Zealands largest privately owned property advisory company. The Company had a reputation for excellent performance and innovative solutions. Accountability: Led client engagement across many business sectors including blue chip corporates High net worth individuals and Government departments (see client list)

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Achievements: Key consultancy work streams included: Corporate real estate strategies Life cycle property plans for major buildings 20 year property portfolio strategies Acquisition and investment strategies Development advice Property management services and property management advice Corporate restructuring strategies and change management for Property departments Site identification and acquisition programmes Project management Lease portfolio management Corporate divestment and investment programmes Property business re-engineering 1982-1986 MAINZEAL GROUP LTD JOB TITLE: Budget: Direct Reports: Indirect Reports: Development Marketing Manager, Auckland, New Zealand $30 million pa None 25

As part of an executive team in the development division we identified key development opportunities, undertook acquisition, design, development and lease up of a large number of major developments in Auckland region. Accountability: Responsible for identifying strategic sites for inner city buildings Identifying strategic industrial development sites Sourcing tenants for high rise, medium rise commercial buildings and completing negotiations with tenants Achievements: During this period we completed: Major high-rise developments for key Auckland legal and accounting firms A wide range of large scale commercial and industrial developments for major national and international corporates

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C U R R I C U L U M 1977-1982 1982 JOB TITLE: FLETCHER CHALLENGE LTD, Auckland, New Zealand FLETCHER RESIDENTIAL, Sydney, Australia NSW Regional Sales Manager Bud get: $2 million Direct Reports: None Indirect Reports: 80 real estate agents Regional Sales Manager for a joint venture operation between FCL and ERA Real Estate of America to set up a national real estate franchise chain and then to return to NZ to set up the same chain. These included running training academies, assisting in restructure of real estate operations and managing franchisee relationships. The former operation was then sold to Ray White so the latter did not happen. Accountability: Sourcing prospective franchisees, selling them the franchise Conducting induction courses and training agents Achievements: The most successful seller of franchises in the company in a very difficult market 1981 FLETCHER BROWNBUILT LTD, Auckland, New Zealand JOB TITLE: Budget: Direct Reports: New Zealand Sales Manager $5 million 6 V I T A E

National Sales manager for Structures Division of FBL. Accountability: Responsible for the sales operations for a wide range of kitset farm barns, greenhouses, commercial swimming pool covers and small industrial buildings. This was a successful operation. Achievements: Doubled sales of structures and exceeded all budgets

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C U R R I C U L U M 1977-1981 JOB TITLE: FLETCHER FORESTS LTD, Auckland, New Zealand Northern Regional Manager Budget: $10 million Direct Reports: 3 Indirect Reports: 20 logging crews, 5 trucking companies and port operations Accountability: Responsible for setup and establishment of a farm forestry advisory consultancy and export logging and port operations in the Auckland and Northland region. We provided: Advisory services to farmers Silvicutural contracting and supervision Purchase of raw logs Logging contracting and supervision Achievements: The division won several internal export awards and was highly profitable. Opened logging exports out of Northland Delivered farmers best timber prices at that time Set up forestry extension advisory services V I T A E

Ongoing professional development

2003 Senior member Property and Land Economics Institute of New Zealand Auckland Member of Property Management Institute of New Zealand Auckland

1994

Board Memberships
Specialist Interest Board Appointments: I have a strong interest in good governance with particular interest in ensuring that governance does not cross the line into micromanagement. I see good governance as an essential aid to management excellence in companies.

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Harnessing the collective expertise of the Board to assist management in setting and achieving well-thought out management strategies is at the heart of successful governance.

Referees Other details

Available on request

Married: Family: Health:

to Karen Elizabeth Three boys, one girl, seven grandchildren Excellent

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