John Phipps

Mr. Phipps started his career in the actuarial department at Government Life in 1980 and has over 30 years' experience in the investment management business, as owner, managing director, portfolio manager and analyst. From 2005 to 2014 he as Deputy Head of Equities at AMP Capital New Zealand, during which time he positioned the investment team as a manager helping improve the governance and performance of a range of listed New Zealand companies. After leaving AMP in 2014, Mr. Phipps set up Forte Funds Management Ltd. During this period, he has been an member of the NZ Corporate governance Forum established by the New Zealand Superannuation Fund to represent Investment Managers in New Zealand whose total assets were in excess of $NZ100 billion. Mr. Phipps led a subcommittee looking at the effectiveness of different approaches to governance of companies in the New Zealand market.