Meet Your Team

For Kiwis to thrive and be competitive they must leverage scale, improve productivity and evolve and dream big as a nation. The lifeblood of the New Zealand economy are Small and Medium businesses. Harry has carved out a career in supporting SME growth in New Zealand. He thrives on ambitious goals, hard work and supporting others to realise their potential.

A successful business entrepreneur. Chris is head of strategic relationships at Vega and is responsible for managing an extensive network of partners. Due to his extensive background Chris is sought after for his pragmatic business advice and assists clients with business growth strategies, capital raising and liquidity events. Chris also sits on a number of private company boards and is focussed on helping business owners achieve their goals.

Mike Allen is an experienced financial services professional with a deep knowledge of the insurance and lending sectors.
Mike understands the changing regulatory framework as it relates to financial advice and the resulting compliance requirements.
An excellent people leader and public speaker, Mike brings energy, collaboration skills, and the ability to deliver results to his role.

With her extensive industry experience, Sam is the go-to person for our Vega advisers and strategic partners, supporting them in finding the best outcomes and ensuring we all do better business together. Prior to her role as Head Growth & Activation, Sam started Vega as a Financial Adviser and it’s this knowledge along with her collaborative and transparent approach that helps our team to grow and succeed.

Alexander has worked in the financial services industry for the past 7 years. He is the consummate professional and passionate about delivering unparalleled customer outcomes for his clientele. As a property owner himself, he understands how important good advice and service is for his clients, whether it is their first home or fifth investment property.

Alexander is fluent in English and French, Alex is based in Auckland and uses technology which enables him to work from anywhere in New Zealand.

A vastly experienced personal, business and commercial lender with 9 years lending experience. Dylan has funded a wide variety of projects wide-ranging mortgages to asset and equipment finance and multinational funding. Dylan’ passion is to help Kiwi’s succeed by helping them fund their dreams, whether it’s buying a first home, an investment property our funding the start of their business.

Jacob has significant financial services experience having recently held roles as business manager and commercial business manager - senior associate. Jacobs background prior to financial services was hospitality were he developed impeccable customer service skills. You’ll find Jacob to be extremely approachable, knowledgeable and a superb communicator.
Jacob is based in Auckland and uses technology which enables him to work from anywhere in New Zealand.

Kristen has 7 years’ financial services experience in both business and personal banking. Kristen thrives on delivering the very best quality outcomes for her clients. As a property owner Kristen understands that buying or selling a home can be one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. So, she will work with you to navigate the banks and ensure you get the best outcome aligned with your personal needs.

Kristen is based in Auckland and uses technology which enables her to work from anywhere in New Zealand.

Grant has 30 years’ experience in financial services and is a leading expert in the industry. Grant thrives on delivering superb client outcomes and will work with you to structure your lending facilities to ensure the best outcome for you and your personal needs. Grant works with over 26 different lenders and can navigate across these lenders to secure the very best lending outcome for you.

Grant is based in Warkworth but can assist you with funding anywhere in New Zealand using the latest video technology.

Jane works tirelessly for her clients and assists them to realise their dreams. Jane’s professional approach and can-do, will-do attitude means she is in high demand with her clients. She understands that the home lending process can be daunting and will help you avoid the pitfalls many face when looking for their first home or buying multiple investment properties.

Jane is currently an Ambassador for the Asia Pacific Trade Coalition based in Singapore, was the Australasian stakeholder keynote for the Trade Negotiations representing SME's across the region, more recently Jane acted as co-chair of the Australasian Woman in Small Business conference in Vietnam. On top of Jane’s vast achievements, she worked with Trade and Enterprise for 7 years, most notably as the digital representative for NZ Inc into the Middle East and most recently is an expert mentor at New Zealand Leader.

Jane works across Auckland and uses technology which enables her to work from anywhere in New Zealand.

Arrum has 20 experience in both business and financial services. As an ex-business owner Arrum understands the challenges of navigating personal and business needs. He is a pragmatic forward thinker and thrives on delivering exceptional client outcomes.
Arrum is based in the beautiful Mangawhai Heads but can assist you with funding anywhere in New Zealand using the latest video technology.

Alex is knowledgeable in all areas of lending from mortgages to commercial & business loans and is ready to help you get started on your lending journey today. Being passionate about helping clients set and achieve financial goals is the reason why Alex is there to help you. Alex takes pride in taking the time to adequately explain the lending process to all of his clients.

Brad has extensive lending experience in residential mortgages and has a strong desire to advocate for clients. After the Christchurch earthquakes, he saw hard working Kiwi’s having issues with lenders and immediately sought to address the imbalance between banks and their clients This is his mission and what he loves most about helping people. Things haven’t changed much since the earthquakes, Brad is your go-to-guy whether its your first home or you are a seasoned investor, Brad has built a career making it easy, efficient and always fun. Brad is based in the South Island, but uses technology to assist clients anywhere in NZ

Rua is a mortgage and insurance expert. He specialises in Bank finance for property investors and first home buyers. Rua also has extensive networks in the non-Bank sector where he finds the best lending solutions for customers with commercial and development finance requirements. When he isn't helping his clients, you can find Rua in the surf with his children or coaching at a local rugby club.

Tahei is a financial advisor specialising in residential mortgages. Her passion is to help Kiwis navigate their way through the mortgage application process and provide them with the tools and knowledge to smash their mortgage and retire financially free. She created and hosted the New Zealand property television series On The Ladder, and is an accredited facilitator with the Sorted Kainga Ora financial capability programme. Far removed from her background in classical ballet, performance piano and acting, today Tahei is a volunteer board member and team manager at Auckland City Basketball, and an advocate for safeguarding kids in sport. Tahei has been based mostly in Mt Eden for 20 years, and with technology is able to service clients all over New Zealand and overseas.

Ruan, our passionate residential housing and investment lending specialist. An experienced Retail/Business Banking Lender with a real heart for helping people fulfil their dreams through property. Advice is tailored and specific to Mortgages anywhere in New Zealand, focusing on strong relationships and partnerships between clients and lenders; First Homes, Investment and Construction loans at the best rates available. You can phone him from wherever you are to get the ball rolling or arrange face to face appointments in the Auckland and Tauranga region.

Patricia is a bank trained experienced lender in complex residential, commercial and construction loans. Northland is her special place as a Whangarei Girls High alumnus and a Northland Business Awards ex-judge. A savvy IT user, she can assist you, overseas and nationally, to achieve the best result for your needs.

Tim has spent the past 20 years trading financial markets across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions. His extensive experience in trading interest rate derivatives enables him to provide a very informative yet collaborative approach to the interest rate cycle. Tim has a great business acumen and prides himself on delivering excellent outcomes for his clients. In his spare time, you will find him Fishing and Diving with his wife and three kids.

Jiji has been in financial services for over 8 years specialising in residential lending, insurance and KiwiSaver. Jiji takes care of the process from A to Z not only guiding her clients through their first home purchase but their next homes, build an investment property portfolio, realise their ultimate financial goals and ensure they’re protecting what matters most. Customer satisfaction is at the heart of what Jiji does, communicating well and keeping the process simple and enjoyable. By always having her clients’ best interest at heart, Jiji builds long term relationships and enjoys seeing their families and wealth grow year after year.

Hannah has a background in Financial Management and a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from AUT University. She has a genuine rapport with her clients and strives to assist them in structuring the right financial package to achieve their dreams. Whether it’s about owning a home in New Zealand or expanding a portfolio with investment properties, she’s passionate about facilitating great outcomes for clients at what is a pivotal time in their lives.

As a Registered Financial Advisor, Matthew is forging his career from a lifelong interest in finance. Specialising in residential mortgages and based in Whangarei and Kaipara Districts, Matthew’s mission is to ensure that the unique requirements of every client are met – with the best possible outcomes achieved. Matthew brings a wealth of life experiences to guide clients seamlessly through their biggest financial decisions and help realise their dreams.
Matthew is a dedicated family man, he and his partner Josefina have two young daughters Mia and Juana. With strong family values, Matthew understands the importance of securing futures.

As a registered financial adviser, Josh’s approach is client-focused and solutions-based, residing in Auckland Josh also has an extensive background in commercial real estate and a Bachelor of Business degree with a double major in property valuation and marketing research. Josh focuses on working with customers on a long term basis in order to help them achieve their financial goals.

Having spent the past 19 years working for two of New Zealand’s major banks, Nathan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, specialising in helping clients achieve their home ownerships goals.
Nathan is committed to ensuring the process of purchasing a home or investment property is as seamless as possible.
Outside of work, you will find him spending time with his Wife and three kids and if there’s any time left, he loves to hit the golf course with mates.

With many years of experience within the Financial Services Industry, Addison brings a holistic approach to all that he does. He is an effective communicator, knowledgeable, and works hard to get the best outcome for the customer, going above and beyond. He is able to draw on his personal experience within property investment and development, tailoring his comprehensive knowledge specifically to clients’ individual goals. Educating his clients on how to best leverage debt to create a lifestyle is one of his passions.
Addison is based in Tauranga and assists clients both nationally and internationally through the use of the technology.

Shaan specialises in taking the pain and frustration out of getting a mortgage. Whanganui born and raised, Shaan has great pride in his community and loves to see people winning in life and home ownership. As a financial advisor Shaan seeks to understand the needs of his clients and what truly drives them, ensuring their financial plan is tailored to achieve their goals. He places a huge importance on making the application process as easy and transparent as possible. Shaan’s mission is to support his clients to live their best lives through securing their financial future. Outside of the office, you will find Shaan playing football for his childhood club, at the gym, or spending time with family and friends. Whether you are starting your property journey or growing your portfolio, Shaan is committed to helping you enjoy life and achieve your property goals.

Natalie’s passion is to find financing solutions for her clients to achieve financial freedom through astute property investment. Her dedication to relationship building and excellent customer service has been honed over more than three decades’ experience in the banking industry.
Having been in the financial industry for over 30 years, she has a broad and extensive amount of knowledge and experience including home loans and business/commercial lending. Natalie’s primary focus is client interactions and supporting and guiding clients through all stages of life to help them realise their financial dreams.

Simon has over 18 years experience in financial services having held a number of Senior & Managerial roles within the Banking Industry and, most recently, as General Manager for a Non-Bank financier based in Auckland.
Simon’s passion is to help his clients achieve outcomes that they were told was not possible by their Bank. He does this by leveraging his experience in structuring complex ‘outside the box’ funding solutions and utilising his extensive network of Funders and Investors to create a tailored solution for his clients. Simon’s areas of expertise include; development finance, commercial & residential finance as well as SME funding solutions.
Outside of work you will find Simon at the Gym, spending time with his family or networking with a cold beer in hand.

Kevin’s international background in retail and investment banking as an Associate Director, encompassing over US$36bn of transactions, brings a wealth experience to the team. Since arriving in NZ in 2003 Kevin has focused on the property sector, working for a wide range of entities including specialist property funders, brokers, developers, community housing providers, distributers of investment property and even the Government on the rebuild of Central Christchurch. His expertise includes site section, feasibility, funding, commercial and contract negotiation, structuring, underwriting, raising equity and mezzanine debt, joint ventures and creating structured investment product based on property and property funds.

Kevin holds 3 internationally recognised banking qualifications and is a Certified Practicing Accountant.

Alex is knowledgeable in all areas of lending from mortgages to commercial & business loans and is ready to help you get started on your lending journey today. Being passionate about helping clients set and achieve financial goals is the reason why Alex is there to help you. Alex takes pride in taking the time to adequately explain the lending process to all of his clients.

Natalie’s passion is to find financing solutions for her clients to achieve financial freedom through astute property investment. Her dedication to relationship building and excellent customer service has been honed over more than three decades’ experience in the banking industry.
Having been in the financial industry for over 30 years, she has a broad and extensive amount of knowledge and experience including home loans and business/commercial lending. Natalie’s primary focus is client interactions and supporting and guiding clients through all stages of life to help them realise their financial dreams.

Freddy has over 15 years' banking, corporate finance and executive experience. His roles include CEO of VetEnt which is one of New Zealand's largest veterinary companies and Head of Strategy of a large ASX-listed Australasian based hotel owner operator. More recently, he has worked raising debt for many clients in complex and often highly geared environments. He has also worked as an investment analyst for a private equity fund, a senior analyst in the mergers and acquisitions team at Ernst Young and started his career as an analyst in the National Bank corporate team.
He grew up in the Canterbury and Marlborough regions exposed to the sheep and beef, wine, dairy, deer and shell fish industries and he maintains a passion for each of these. Over the last 13 years, he has also help set up and is an active shareholder of a wine and vineyard business.
Following university he has been involved with hundreds of investment and development proposals over a wide range of industries. He has a Master of Business and a Bachelor of Science from Otago University

Client focused and driven with integrity to ensure all clients are cared for. Luke knows his clients are lifelong partners and prides himself in creating peace of mind with the right Insurance products, catered to their unique lifestyle or business. Outside of the office, you will find Luke with his family or on the ocean paddling in his canoe.

Rachel has 8 years of experience as an Insurance Adviser, she prides herself on customer care and connection. Clients love Rachel's clear and transparent process, along with her ability to meet and understand their needs.
Rachel is based in Auckland and uses technology that enables her to work nationwide. When she isn't working she's spending time with her children or serving a meal at the Auckland City Mission for her charity organisation she started in 2014, Mum's Mince.

Rua is a mortgage and insurance expert. He specialises in Bank finance for property investors and first home buyers. Rua also has extensive networks in the non-Bank sector where he finds the best lending solutions for customers with commercial and development finance requirements. When he isn't helping his clients, you can find Rua in the surf with his children or coaching at a local rugby club.

James has been working in the insurance industry since 2013, working for an insurer and as a broker, giving him great understanding and all round knowledge. James thrives on making long lasting relationships with his clients. Based in Mangawhai Heads, in his spare time you can usually find him at the beach or on the water with his young family.

Returning to the New Zealand Insurance Industry after living overseas for the past few years David’s goal is building strong relationships with his clients and ensuring they, and their families, have all the protection they need. Knowing that every person’s situation is different, he aims to tailor any solutions to help them best achieve their goals.
You’ll find him coaching club 7s or training sprinters at the track.

Having worked in the insurance industry for 12 years in various different roles, Tracy is an expert at juggling all of the moving parts of a financial services business.
Tracy has worked with some of the industry’s top insurance advisers and also as an insurance adviser herself. With her extensive industry knowledge Tracy is the go to person for advisers and clients alike.
Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family and undertaking new reno projects.

With almost 10 years of banking experience specialising in Residential & Business Lending Nitend leads our Vega Credit Processing Centre.
He is responsible for ensuring all credit applications are accurate and prepared in such a way that our funding partners and banks can make swift and informed lending decisions for our clients.
During his free time Nitend enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter.

Shalin is a credit writer who is studying toward her MBA. With over 8 years’ experience in the banking sector specialising in business lending, Shalin has developed superb credit writing capabilities. Her love for people and her passion to help clients achieve their dreams makes her an invaluable part of our Vega Credit Processing team.

Harry has a significant financial services experience in New Zealand. He has impeccable customer service, problem solving & business strategic skills. Prior to financial services Harry spent time honing his customer service skills in the retail industry where he worked as Area Manager for a retail business New Zealand. Customers always find him welcoming, approachable, knowledgeable & transparent. Harry’s customers love his attention to detail and superb customer experience.

With a master’s degree in Banking and Finance in France, Loan is doggedly pursuing his MBA in New Zealand along with the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification (ACCA). He has been working for more than ten years in the banking industry specializing in lending and financial analysis. He brings a great deal of expertise to help his clients and colleagues to get the best result. Out of work Loan enjoys spin classes, mountain treks and swimming these bring a sense of balance to his life.

With a post-graduate qualification in Business Management, a passion for finance and a customer service background, our Customer Care Analyst, Russel, will work with you to ensure your Vega experience is top-notch every time.

Ekta, our Customer Care Analyst, brings to her role over five years of experience in the finance industry from across both India and New Zealand. A true perfectionist and a professional, she ensures customer expectations are always exceeded.

I’m the JP of all trades, at Vega!
I’m responsible for the overall well-being of our company's operations, which includes oversight of Financial Information and Budgets, Ensuring that the day-to-day operations of our business runs smoothly. I also ensure our project milestones and key initiative milestones are met and I oversee the supervision of employees payroll and commission. Additionally, I ensure that all aspects of the efficient running of our business is met.

Alexandra is our Marketing Coordinator – having recently graduated she specialises in working collaboratively with our SEO provider, our digital content creators and ensures Vega marketing is on brand and message. Alexandra also creating a visual concepts for Instagram, publishing relevant visual content to increase interaction for target audiences and design advertising collateral to create awareness.

With over fifteen years’ experience in the financial services industry ranging from business lending to management, Frank has joined the Vega team as our resident Training and Compliance Manager. As a NZCFS facilitator he has a thorough understanding of the requirements under the Financial Markets Conduct Act and the 2021 changes. He is also a trained FAP compliance officer, enabling him to guide advisors and help them to consistently provide better client outcomes.