OUR PEOPLE

Malcolm was appointed Jarden’s CEO of Wealth and Asset Management in October 2022, prior to becoming the FirstCape CEO. With more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector in Private Equity, Malcolm previously held roles as Managing Director with both Blackstone in London and Singapore, as well as with TPG Capital in Melbourne.​

Outside of work, Malcolm is on the boards of Hello Period, Real World and the Woodford House Board.​

Andrew is the founder of Harbour Asset Management. Prior to founding Harbour Asset Management, Andrew spent 10 years with AllianceBernstein New Zealand as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager responsible for portfolio construction of all Australasian equity mandates. In that role Andrew and his team were consistently recognised by the industry for excellence in funds management. Andrew has more than 40 years’ investment management experience including roles with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Bank of England, AMP and with Merrill Lynch Global Asset Management (UK).

Chris has more than 15 years’ experience in financial markets. He was previously the Head of Wealth Solutions at Jarden before becoming CEO of Jarden Wealth following the formation of FirstCape. Prior to joining Jarden, Chris held senior roles at ASB including asset management responsibilities. Chris is a CFA Charter holder, holds a Masters of Applied Finance (Distinction), BA Economics (Hons) and a BCom in Finance.

Craig has more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry across private wealth management, investment management and fund administration. Craig worked for The Citco Group of Companies in London, Toronto, Sydney and Singapore in senior roles and prior to Citco with Schroder’s Investment Management in London. On returning, Craig was with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund before joining JBWere in 2012. Craig has a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington.

Dawie is a technology leader, whose fire lies in the overlap of people, technology, and innovation. He’s focused on ensuring FirstCape provides industry-leading platforms that serve the diverse needs of our clients.

Dawie joined Jarden from executive technology leadership roles across investment and retail banks in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, most recently at Westpac Banking Corporation, where he led the group program of transformation towards lines of business and before that was the Chief Information Officer. Dawie is an Advisory Board member of Fidelity Life as well as Clearpoint, one of NZ’s leading software engineering businesses.

Jessica brings over a decade of experience in Human Resources and Employment Relations, including at global organisations Colliers International and Fiji Water. Following her return to New Zealand she joined Jarden Wealth as Head of People & Culture, and is now Chief People Officer for FirstCape.

Jessica is responsible for the delivery of FirstCape’s People Strategy - ensuring a great employee experience, and a high performing workforce dedicated to delivering exceptional results for clients. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology.

John McDermott has been the Chief Operating Officer at JBWere New Zealand, where he oversaw finance, cash, lending products, accounting, risk management, and audit compliance. He also provided strategic support to the NZ CEO. Previously, he worked at UBS in various roles, including Consultant/Project Accountant, Head of Cost Accounting and Investment Banking Product Control, and Investment Banking Product Controller.

John also has experience as a Company Accountant at London Offshore Consultants. He holds a Chartered Management Accountant degree from The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Bachelor of Business degree in Accounting and Marketing from AUT.

As General Counsel for FirstCape, and before that Jarden Wealth and Asset Management, Nichola advises leaders across the business on day-to-day legal, and regulatory issues, and providing advice on strategic and commercial projects. Nichola has experience both in-house and in private practice, having spent over a decade working in nationwide firms including Buddle Findlay and Anthony Harper. Nichola has expertise in company and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, regulatory matters, governance, anti-money laundering and risk management.

Nichola has an LLB/BA from the University of Otago and is a Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. She has served as a member of the Executive Board for the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation since 2013.

Taylor provides leadership and advice on corporate strategy and M&A projects. She joined Jarden as an Investment Banking Analyst in 2018, before shifting into a Strategy role for Jarden Wealth & Asset Management.

She holds a BCom in Accounting & Finance and a Certificate of Language (Chinese) from the University of Auckland.