Stuart Burns
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Stuart Burns
BMS, FCA, CFIP, FCIS, ANZIM
Chief Executive A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Stuart also holds a Management Studies Degree and is a member of the Institute of Finance Professionals of New Zealand.
As chief executive of the Trust, he also has responsibilities with the Trust’s chief investment officer for the investment activities of the Trust’s subsidiary, Perpetual Capital Management Ltd.
Stuart first became involved with the Trust in 1994 when he was invited to become a trustee. Stepping down from the position of deputy chairman in 1995, he assumed the role of secretary / manager (now chief executive). With his guidance, over the past 14 years, the Trust’s original capital of $32 million has grown to an investment portfolio of more than $120 million after contributing more than $77 million back to the Rotorua community.
Born in Rotorua and educated in Rotorua and Hamilton, Stuart returned to live in Rotorua in 1984 after spending six years living and working in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. He is a keen supporter of the arts and has been involved with many sporting and community organisations during his time in Rotorua.
He is on the Board of Philanthropy New Zealand, is a Director of NZX listed Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Limited and is a past councillor for the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. Passionate about motorcycles, he currently owns a BMW K75RT, 1952 Norton “Big 4”, 1958 Norton Model 50, 1972 Norton Commando and a 1972 Suzuki GT380.
Stuart is married and has three adult children from his previous marriage
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