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Chris Joblin
Chris was appointed Chief
Financial Offcer in 2009.
Prior to joining TGH Chris
held a number of senior
fnancial positions in both
New Zealand and the United
Kingdom. Chris is a member
of the New Zealand Institute
of Chartered Accountants and
INFINZ. Chris’s interests are
in Treasury Management, and
at TGH he is responsible for
fnance, treasury management,
fnancial information systems
and audit.
His achievements in 2012
included extending TGH‘s
debt facility from $200
million to $250 million and
refning processes around
budget, forecast and fnancial
modelling.
Married to Colleen, Chris has
two children.
Mike Pohio
Mike was appointed Chief
Executive Offcer in 2006.
Prior to joining TGH, Mike
held a number of senior
management positions in
companies including the Port
of Tauranga, Fonterra, New
Zealand Dairy Group and
Elders Pastoral. Mike gained
an MBA from IMD, Switzerland
in 1999 and is a member of
both the New Zealand Institute
of Chartered Accountants
and Institute of Directors. He
is a director of Transpower
and NZL Group. He is also
Chairman of BNZ Regional
Partners, Waikato; a member
of The New Zealand Initiative
and the Property Council of
New Zealand. Mike has two
adult sons and is married
to Karen.
NathanYork
Nathan was appointed General
Manager of Property in 2003.
Prior to joining TGH, Nathan
was a senior analyst for a
private investment company in
Auckland. He has a Bachelor
of Management Studies
degree and an MBA from the
University of Waikato. Nathan
is an executive member of
the Waikato Property Council
and also a trustee and advisor
for a number of Maaori land
incorporations and trusts.
Nathan oversees all property
investment and development
operations for TGH. In
the last year the property
business units achieved solid
increases to portfolio returns,
the completion of Te AWA
mall at The Base, the Novotel
Auckland Airport hotel,
substantial progress on the
statutory planning for the
Ruakura project and
future development
occurring at The Base.
Nathan and his
partner Briar
have three
children.
Tama Potaka
Tama joined TGH in
December 2009 as General
Manager, Corporate Services
and practising Solicitor.
Tama worked as a lawyer in
the United States and New
Zealand. He is a graduate of
Columbia University, amongst
other educational institutions.
He has authored numerous
articles and is a regular public
speaker on constitutional
and Maaori development
issues. Tama is responsible
for corporate governance and
administration, legal issues,
people, policy, procedures,
and health and safety.
Tama was instrumental in
implementing TGH’s corporate
services and people strategies
in 2012.
Tama is married to Ariana and
has three children.
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