Management Team

Allied Nationwide is managed by experienced people with extensive financing, investment and financial services expertise.

John Mallon – Chief Executive

John Mallon joined Allied Nationwide in January 2007 from St Laurence Limited where he was CEO of the NZDX listed St Laurence Property & Finance Limited and General Manager, Funds & Asset Management. He has enjoyed a very successful career in the finance industry having previous management roles with Perpetual Trust Limited and BNZ Finance Limited.   John holds a BCA and is a CA.

Andrew Miller – Chief Financial Officer

Andrew Miller is responsible for the Company’s finance, treasury, taxation and risk management activities.  He has 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom, including audit positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers and senior positions with Equitable and Nationwide Finance.  Andrew is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Andy Cutler – Head of Credit

Andy is responsible for the credit management functions for Allied Nationwide, including credit policy and approvals.  Andy originally joined Allied Farmers Finance Limited in 2001 as General Manager and following its amalgamation with Prime Finance in late 2006, was General Manager Credit for Allied Prime Finance.  Andy has enjoyed a successful 40 year career in the New Zealand finance industry with previous roles including Manager, Asset Management for UDC Finance.

Leanne Ranson – Investor Relations Manager

Leanne has more than 20 years experience in investor relationship management in the New Zealand finance sector.  Leanne joined Allied Nationwide in October 2008.   Prior to that Leanne was the Funding Manager with Speirs Group Limited, controlling wholesale and secured stock funding lines.

Steve Olson – Head of Commercial Finance

Steve has more than 20 years' experience in the finance industry and leads the commercial finance team and its portfolio in Auckland.  Steve joined Allied Nationwide in 2002 following 16 years' with Westpac in commercial and property finance.  After a brief period pursuing other opportunities, he rejoined Allied Nationwide in 2006.


Michael Baynes- Head of Property & Rural Finance

Michael is responsible for managing the property and rural finance activities of Allied Nationwide.  Michael has extensive finance sector experience, including lending, risk management and sales positions with Toyota Finance.  He also worked for a large government funded property development management company in the UK.  Michael joined Allied Nationwide in 2006 from the property finance unit of another finance company.  Michael has a B.Com and Postgraduate Diploma in Finance at Lincoln University.

Bob Hill - Head of Asset Management

Bob is responsible for asset and credit risk management and debt collection. He joined Allied Nationwide in September 2003 and has more than 25 years’ experience in the finance sector, including many as Chief Executive Officer at a prominent New Zealand finance company

John Graham - National Manager Sales and Marketing

John is responsible for managing the Allied Nationwide agent network sales and marketing activities. John has more than 25 years experience in the banking, insurance and card services industries, including previous management roles with Barclays Bank, National Bank and Diners Club.  John joined Allied Nationwide in September 2008, as part of the acquisition of Speirs Finance.

 

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* All financial products outlined are subject to Allied Nationwide’s normal lending criteria. Unlike some business lenders, Allied Nationwide does not take a formulaic approach. Our “normal” lending criteria will vary based on the characteristics of the funding proposal and borrower status.