Paul Bendall will take over from long-time chief executive Tony Kinzett on September 3.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 Paul Bendall.
First Mortgage Managers – manager of First Mortgage Trust (FMT), New Zealand’s largest first mortgage trust lender – has announced Paul Bendall as the new chief executive.
Bendall joined First Mortgage Trust in August 2020 as general manager and has more than 20 years’ experience in the property, banking and finance industries.
First Mortgage Managers chair Michael Smith said: “Paul has spent the last 12 months working closely with the current CEO Tony Kinzett and the board, and has a thorough understanding of the business and shares our vision and goals for the future of FMT.”
Paul Bendall will take over from long-time chief executive Tony Kinzett on September 3.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 Paul Bendall.
First Mortgage Managers – manager of First Mortgage Trust (FMT), New Zealand’s largest first mortgage trust lender – has announced Paul Bendall as the new chief executive.
Bendall joined First Mortgage Trust in August 2020 as general manager and has more than 20 years’ experience in the property, banking and finance industries.
First Mortgage Managers chair Michael Smith said: “Paul has spent the last 12 months working closely with the current CEO Tony Kinzett and the board, and has a thorough understanding of the business and shares our vision and goals for the future of FMT.”
Business digest: First Mortgage Trust CEO Tony Kinzett to retire
4 Apr, 2021 07:33 PM
11 minutes to read
Got business news? Email businessBOP@nzme.co.nz Photo / Getty Images
Bay of Plenty Times
Michael Smith, chairman of First Mortgage Managers, the owner of First Mortgage Trust, has announced the pending retirement of CEO, Tony Kinzett, after 15 years at the helm of the organisation. Smith said Kinzett had led the business through significant change and growth in the last 15 years. When Tony came into the role in 2006, the investor fund size was $280 million. By comparison, we now have over $1 billion in the trust, with nearly 5000 investors on-board, he said.
Business digest: Best New Zealand Non-Bank of the Year awarded
7 Mar, 2021 09:00 PM
11 minutes to read
Bay of Plenty Times
New Zealand-owned First Mortgage Trust is celebrating its 25 year anniversary with the announcement it has been judged the best New Zealand Non-Bank of the Year. This award comes on the back of last year s achievement, when the trust reported it had more than $1 billion of investor funds under management, a figure which firmly cemented it as the largest non-bank first mortgage provider in New Zealand.
Chief executive officer Tony Kinzett said he was delighted with the February announcement from NZ Advisor, giving particular credit for the award to his hard-working team who are based in offices across the country.