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NEIL ALEXANDER FRANCIS BARRCURRICULUM VITAE

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CONTACT DETAILS:

P O Box 31 086Milford

AucklandNEW ZEALAND

Mobile: +64 21 943 185Fax: +64 9 486 1053

Telephone (w): +64 9 486 0154

[email protected]
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Neil BarrC U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

Profile:I bring a lifetime of experience in managing successful businessesgained in my career in the agricultural, farming commercial, propertyand forestry sectors in New Zealand and Australia. The past twenty

years have been spent in the property sector in New Zealand at CEOlevel and this has included founding, developing and owning aleading edge property consultancy for eighteen years. Following thesale of this business in 2000 to a public company have focused onchange management consultancy for a variety of business sectors. Iremain a subject matter expert in the property arena, able to offer aunique mix of skills which include corporate governance, leadership,commercial acumen and an unparalleled breadth of knowledge of theproperty sector in New Zealand. I retain a special interest in privatesector companies or public sector groups that are involved inconstruction, property and marketing.

I have a strong background as a CEO and as a business consultantand am a skilled marketer with an excellent grasp of successfullygrowing markets and businesses. I relish the opportunity to work withBoards and senior management to reposition and re-engineerbusinesses. A very practical approach, coupled with a real ability tomanage relationships and people, has been at the core of mypersonal success.

In recent years my consultancy activities have morphed into business

advisory services. This includes personal mentoring at CEO andPartner level, assistance with change management at a board andsenior management level

I assist with business planning, business development strategies,marketing strategies and internal workshops

CURRENT BOARDS

Director Auckland Council Property

Director (independent) Amnesty International Ltd

Director Ignite Architects Ltd

PAST BOARDS

Chairman Rodney EconomicDevelopment Trust Board

Board Member Catholic Discipleship College

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Greenacres Group Ltd Independent Board Member

Top Products Ltd Independent Board member

Catholic Caring Foundation Independent Board member

De Paul House Board member

Livelihood International/AlayBuhay (Tindall FoundationTrust)

Trustee

Career Overview

2002-present:

Perrendale Holdings Ltd Director and SeniorPartner

2011 present

2012-present

Auckland CouncilProperty Ltd

Amnesty international

Independent Director

Independent Director

Stratus Ltd Management consultingand strategic direction

2005-2010 Rodney EconomicDevelopment Trust

Chairman

Catholic CaringFoundation

Consultant and Director

Alay Buhay Foundation Consultant and Director

2000-2001 RDT Infinity Ltd Executive Director

1986-2000 Beresford Associates Ltd Governing Director andowner

1982-1986 Mainzeal Group Ltd Development MarketingManager

1977-1982 Fletcher Challenge Ltd Various roles

1982 Fletcher Residential NSW Regional SalesManager

1981 Fletcher Brownbuilt Ltd New Zealand SalesManager

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1977-1981 Fletcher Forests Ltd Northern RegionalManager

Transferrable Skills

Demonstrated a leadership skill which includes membership of anumber of Boards as Director or Chair with significant exposure tocorporate governance as well as the ability to recruit and leadhigh performing teams.

Strong commercial acumen, sound financial managementexpertise and entrepreneurial flair as evidenced in the successfulfoundation of a leading edge property consultancy in 1987 whenthe market was at its most challenging in this sector; then growing

the business to a turnover of $3m paculminating in its sale in2000.

Effective strategic thinker, responsible for the overall direction andstrategy of a number of successful, market leading businesses asowner or CEO

Sound critical and analytical skills, able to diagnose corporateissues and recommend pragmatic solutions, as evidenced by thesuccessful outcomes from management consultancy assignments

Experienced change management agent, often asked to

troubleshoot and implement major change initiatives acrossorganisations as an independent management consultant.

Effective stakeholder management, able to influence and negotiateat all levels. This is particularly critical when working as anindependent consultant where expectations are high and time isshort.

Trusted advisoras 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 closelywith lawyers on property transactions, advising on legal structuresand 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: Director and Senior PartnerBudget: $3 million to $20 million paDirect Reports: ConsultantsIndirect Reports: Constructors

Property Investment Company. Specialist retail and commercialdevelopers working with major corporates and retail chains to sourceappropriate 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, distributionand medical uses within a bulk retail centre at Warkworth

2006-present STRATUS LTD

JOB TITLE: Director Budget: $250,000 paDirect Reports: Sole operatorIndirect Reports: Clients

Stratus is a small company that works to provide in house assistancefor a wide range of entities. I use this vehicle to consult to companiesor entities that are moving in new directions, wanting to create newmarkets or re-engineer their business. I work at a senior level andassist 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, thefuture establishment of a specialist endowment trust that willassist 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 commercialenterprises in leased premises

Another current task is to work with three of NZs major multi-disciplinary consultancy firms. This task requires me to look at

their partnership and management structures, whole marketingsystem, their current consultancy sector groups and then todesign and implement a new marketing initiative aimed atdoubling the business

These companies are Babbage Consultants Ltd and IgniteArchitects ltd

I further work for Opus International Ltd developing a system tobring in more commercial business as opposed to institutionalbusiness 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 reposition their business strategies

2011 present AUCKLAND COUNCIL PROPERTY LIMITED

JOB TITLE Independent DirectorBudget $12 millionDirect Reports Board Chair Sir John WellsIndirect reports staff of 30

The Property company is eighteen months old and manages aproperty portfolio of $850,000,000.The task of the company is tomanage excess property owned by Council, add value then divest .Itis also responsible for accumulating strategic property for urbanrenewal and facilitating regeneration of retail/commercial nodes ,accumulating key land for future transport corridors

AccountabilityMy task as an independent director is to ensure the staff add value toproperty, 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 realimpact on day to day management.

In this case there have been several key developments which weinherited as legacy projects from previous Councils. These were theOrmiston Retail centre, Old Papatoetoe Urban renewal and the Yard37 Super Yacht precinct at Hobsonville. All these projects were

stalemated and I was tasked with other Board members to work withthe management team to successfully unlock these projects

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2012 present AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

JOB TITLE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORDetails of my role are at this stage unknown as I was appointed thisweek. Basically I was sought to bring business acumen to theorganisation, which will include input on change management,marketing the organisation and capacity building especially in the areaof fundraising

2008-present RODNEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRUST

JOB TITLE: ChairmanBudget: $1 million pa

Direct Reports: Board membersIndirect Reports: Staff of 6-8

The trust is seven years old and is mandated by the Rodney DistrictCouncil to promote and encourage the development of tourism,industry and commerce in Rodney, one of New Zealands fastestgrowing regions.

Accountability: My task as Chairman, appointed by the Council, was to

significantly change the Direction of the trust from its focus on theimpediments of the Resource management process to a broadbased organisation that worked with sectors identified as winnersand assist them with growth.

Achievements: We have had significant success under my Chairmanship in

developing an Aquaculture cluster which Government hasidentified as being a market leader. We have also developedfood and beverage and equestrian clusters, innovation hubs aswell as job creation, business mentoring and business training.

Introduced and completed an effective change managementprocess 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 ArchdiocesanCharitable trust. This required an organizational audit,professionalising of the organisation, putting in place donormanagement programs and hiring and training of new staff. An audit

of the distribution processes to donees' was also undertaken. Therole also required the design and implementation of a nationwideCatholic 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 TindallFoundation financed Micro-finance and Community developmenttrust working among the urban and rural poor in Manila in thePhilippines. This required me to spend nearly four months in thePhilippines over a two year period.

Both change management roles have been highly praised and wellreceived 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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2000-2001 RDT INFINITY LTD, Auckland, New Zealand

JOB TITLE: Executive Director Budget: $15 million pa

Direct Reports: Auckland Regional OfficeIndirect Reports: Consultants

My company was sold to Infinity Group Ltd in April 2000 and I wasrequired, as part of the sale process, to contract for one year asExecutive Director in charge of Auckland operation.

Accountability: My role was at the most senior level and included:

Winning and undertaking strategic property planningconsultancy briefs for key government departments such

as NZ Police and Defence and managing propertyadvisory operations

Managing construction project management and quantitysurveying division

Motivating and managing property management divisiongrowth 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: Governing Director and Sole OwnerAuckland, Wellington, New Zealand

Budget: $3 millionDirect Reports: 25 staff

New Zealands largest privately owned property advisory company.The Company had a reputation for excellent performance andinnovative 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: Development Marketing Manager, Auckland,New Zealand

Budget: $30 million paDirect Reports: NoneIndirect Reports: 25

As part of an executive team in the development division weidentified key development opportunities, undertook acquisition,design, development and lease up of a large number of majordevelopments 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 andaccounting firms

A wide range of large scale commercial and industrialdevelopments for major national and internationalcorporates

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1977-1982 FLETCHER CHALLENGE LTD, Auckland, New Zealand1982 FLETCHER RESIDENTIAL, Sydney, Australia

JOB TITLE: NSW Regional Sales Manager

Bud get: $2 millionDirect Reports: NoneIndirect Reports: 80 real estate agents

Regional Sales Manager for a joint venture operation between FCLand ERA Real Estate of America to set up a national real estatefranchise chain and then to return to NZ to set up the same chain.These included running training academies, assisting in restructureof 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: New Zealand Sales ManagerBudget: $5 millionDirect Reports: 6

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 andsmall industrial buildings. This was a successful operation.

Achievements: Doubled sales of structures and exceeded all budgets

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1977-1981 FLETCHER FORESTS LTD, Auckland, New Zealand

JOB TITLE: Northern Regional Manager Budget: $10 million

Direct Reports: 3Indirect 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 inthe 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

Ongoing professional development

2003 Senior member Property and Land Economics Institute of NewZealandAuckland

1994 Member of Property Management Institute of New ZealandAuckland

Board Memberships

Specialist Interest

Board Appointments:

I have a strong interest in good governance with particular interest inensuring that governance does not cross the line into micro-management. I see good governance as an essential aid tomanagement excellence in companies.

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

Referees Available on request

Other details Married: to Karen ElizabethFamily: Three boys, one girl, seven grandchildrenHealth: Excellent

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