Matt Blackwell

Matt Blackwell

 

Chair Since: 2024

Prior to Returning to New Zealand in 2014, Matt was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Singapore and Co-Head of Fixed Income, Currencies, Credit and Commodity (“FICC”) Sales for Asia, as well as a member of the ICG Asia Executive Committee. Within the Asian FICC business, Matt took specific responsibility for the delivery of the Rates and Credit Sales franchise in the region, as well as the overall performance of the FICC Sales franchise for Deutsche Bank in Asia. Returning home in 2014 following 13 years abroad Matt joined OM Financial Limited (OMF) as a Principal and Director. In May 2016, Matt was appointed Chief Executive of OMF and was also appointed to the Board of Directors. 

Following the sale of OMF to Jarden in 2019, Matt joined the Jarden Executive Team for three years before leaving the firm to become a Professional Director in March 2022. Matt has been a member of the New Zealand Markets Disciplinary Tribunal since 2017 and currently is Chair of the Tribunal’s Special Division. He is also a Director and Chair of Pie Funds Limited and is a Director of Auckland Thoroughbred Racing where he is Head of the Audit and Investment Committee. He is also a Director and Principal of Houkura Capital a consultancy business in the investment and risk management sector.