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About
Mel Hewitson serves as Chair and Independent Director at Greenbridge Capital Management and holds non-executive director positions across investment, insurance, Iwi, and social impact entities. With extensive governance experience spanning private, Crown, and not-for-profit sectors, Hewitson has led numerous Audit & Risk Committees and maintains a senior executive background in financial services, ESG, risk management, and financial markets conduct regulation. Hewitson holds credentials as a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors, Accredited Investment Fiduciary, and Climate & ESG Competent Board Designate, and was appointed to the New Zealand Order of Merit for Services to Governance.
Experience
- Greenbridge Capital ManagementChair & Independent Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Southern Cross Travel InsuranceIndependent Directorcurrent2023 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- Southern Cross Travel InsuranceChair - Audit & Risk Committeecurrent2023 — present
- Fidelity Life Assurance Company LimitedIndependent Directorcurrent2020 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- Fidelity Life Assurance Company LimitedMember, Audit, Risk & Conduct Committeecurrent2020 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- Fidelity Life Assurance Company LimitedMember - People & Performance Committeecurrent2020 — present
- Fidelity Life Assurance Company LimitedInterim Chair, Audit, Risk & Conduct Committee2024 — 2025Auckland, New Zealand
- Simplicity KiwiSaver SchemeIndependent Directorcurrent2019 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- Simplicity KiwiSaver SchemeMember - Audit & Risk Committeecurrent2019 — present
- Waikato TainuiChair, Nominating Committee for Group Investment Committeecurrent2018 — present
- Ngāti Whātua ŌrākeiDirector, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Health Limited2020 — 2025
- Ngāti Whātua ŌrākeiDirector, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Education Limited2020 — 2025
- Ngāti Whātua ŌrākeiChair, Audit, Risk & Finance Committee, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia Limited2019 — 2025Auckland, New Zealand
- Ngāti Whātua ŌrākeiIndependent Director, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia Limited2018 — 2025Auckland, New Zealand
- Ngāti Whātua ŌrākeiMember, Group Risk Assurance & Audit Committee2019 — 2022
- New Zealand Housing FoundationTrusteecurrent2022 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- Domain Name CommissionIndependent Directorcurrent2020 — presentWellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand
- Findex New ZealandIndependent Member, NZ Investment Committee, FINDEX Advice Services NZ Limitedcurrent2018 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- Global WomenMembercurrent2021 — presentNew Zealand
- Institute of Directors in New ZealandChartered Fellowcurrent2013 — presentAuckland, New Zealand
- New Zealand Green Investment FinanceIndependent Director, Solar Investments Limited2023 — 2025
- Foundation NorthMember - Audit, Finance, Risk & Compliance Committee2017 — 2025Auckland, New Zealand
- Foundation NorthTrustee2016 — 2025Auckland, New Zealand
- Foundation NorthMember - Investment Committee2016 — 2025
- Foundation NorthDeputy Chair2019 — 2020Auckland, New Zealand
- Foundation NorthChair - Investment Committee2017 — 2020Auckland
- Foundation NorthMember - Innovation Committee2018 — 2020Auckland, New Zealand
- New Zealand Trade and EnterpriseChair - Active Investor Plus Advisory Panel2023 — 2024Auckland, New Zealand
- Auckland FoundationTrustee2015 — 2022Auckland, New Zealand
- Auckland FoundationChair - Governance Committee2015 — 2022Auckland, New Zealand
- Auckland FoundationMember - Investment Advisory Committee2015 — 2022Auckland, New Zealand
- Trust Investments Management LimitedMember - Due Diligence Committee2019 — 2021Auckland, New Zealand
- Trust Investments Management LimitedMember - Audit & Risk Committee2019 — 2021
- Trust Investments Management LimitedIndependent Director2019 — 2021Auckland, New Zealand
- NZ Super FundChair, Nominating Committee for Guardians2015 — 2021Auckland
- Sargon NZ LimitedIndependent Director2018 — 2020Auckland, New Zealand
- Sargon NZ LimitedMember - Risk & Audit Committee2018 — 2020Auckland, New Zealand
- Centre for Social Impact New ZealandChair2018 — 2020Auckland, New Zealand
- Trustees Executors LimitedHead of Governance & Investor Oversight2015 — 2018Auckland, New Zealand
- Financial Markets Authority - New ZealandPrincipal Adviser, Licensing2014 — 2015Auckland
Skills & more
Risk Management47Investments26Financial Markets6Change Management13Wealth Management26Regulatory RiskOperational Risk Management3Finance9Financial Risk20Financial Services16Portfolio Management6Insurance2
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Relationship ManagementBankingPrivate BankingSales ManagementSales PresentationsManaging Distribution ChannelsStakeholder ManagementBusiness DevelopmentGovernanceComplianceTeam LeadershipBuilding RelationshipsLanguages English · Japanese · Te Reo Māori
- Global Women Member — Global Women
- IoD NZ - Chartered Fellow — Institute of Directors in New Zealand
- Competent Boards Sustainability & ESG Designation — Competent Boards
- Competent Boards Climate Designation Program — Competent Boards
- Accredited Investment Fiduciary ® — fi360 Pacific
- Certificates of Proficiency in Te Kakano Māori Language I & 2 & Te Pihinga I — Auckland University of Technology
- Level 2 Japanese Language Proficiency — The Japan Foundation
- Chartered Fellow — Institute of Directors in New Zealand
From Mel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Private Capital Group
Edward Elvin
Investment Director at Private Capital Group
Erin Grueber
Global Investor Relations Director at Private Capital Group
Henry Wright
Investment Director at Private Capital Group
John Ferrara
Investor at Private Capital Group
John Mowbray
Portfolio Director at Private Capital Group
Michael O'Byrne
Independent Director at Private Capital Group
Paul Carman
Investor at Private Capital Group
Sam Lohrey
Analyst at Private Capital Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mel Hewitson?
- Mel Hewitson serves as Chair and Independent Director at Greenbridge Capital Management and holds non-executive director positions across investment, insurance, Iwi, and social impact entities. With extensive governance experience spanning private, Crown, and not-for-profit sectors, Hewitson has led numerous Audit & Risk Committees and maintains a senior executive background in financial services, ESG, risk management, and financial markets conduct regulation. Hewitson holds credentials as a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors, Accredited Investment Fiduciary, and Climate & ESG Competent Board Designate, and was appointed to the New Zealand Order of Merit for Services to Governance.
- Where does Mel Hewitson work?
- Mel Hewitson is Independent Chair at Private Capital Group.
- Where did Mel Hewitson go to school?
- Mel Hewitson studied at Keio University (MA, Business & Commerce); The University of Waikato (BSocSci, Economics).
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