Brett Himbury, Tyndall Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, said Mr Lynn’s expert knowledge of investment markets and deep understanding of the Tyndall New Zealand business made him the ideal choice for the role.

“Peter has a wealth of knowledge of investment markets and a great balance of technical investment expertise and leadership skills with which to harness the potential of the Tyndall New Zealand business.

“Tyndall New Zealand, as the fifth-largest fund manager in New Zealand, has weathered the challenges of 2008 and 2009 extremely well. Peter has the leadership skills and expertise to build on its strong reputation and excellent track record as the business moves into its next growth phase.”

Mr Lynn said, “I am delighted and proud to be leading Tyndall New Zealand, which is a premier provider of investment solutions with a long-serving investment management team that has received numerous industry awards. I look forward to building on our excellent track record. I also wish to thank Greg for the great contribution he has made to Tyndall New Zealand over the past two years and wish him well in his ongoing role at Guardian Trust.”

Mr Lynn has more than 17 years’ experience in investment markets in New Zealand. He is a qualified actuary and became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 2005.

He has been with Tyndall New Zealand for nine years, most recently as Head of Strategy, and has previously acted as Interim Managing Director.

About Peter Lynn

Peter is Managing Director of Tyndall Investment Management New Zealand. He is an actuary with 17 years’ experience in investment consulting, management and capital market research, portfolio strategy development, performance measurement and client servicing. Peter joined Tyndall New Zealand in November 2000 after nearly eight years at Mercer Investment Consulting in Christchurch and Auckland. Peter previously held the role of Head of Strategy at Tyndall and has also held the roles of Head of Quantitative Analysis, Head of Client Services and Interim Managing Director prior to his current role. Peter is the past Chairman of the Investment Subcommittee of the New Zealand Society of Actuaries and is New Zealand’s past representative on the CFA Institute’s Global Investment Performance Standards Council. He holds a first class Honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Canterbury. 

About Tyndall New Zealand

Tyndall, part of ASX-listed Suncorp-Metway Ltd, manages over $3.6 billion in investments for a range of clients, covering KiwiSaver schemes, retail investors, corporates, superannuation schemes, charities and group companies Vero, Asteron and Guardian Trust.

With over 17 years’ experience in investment markets, and an interim role as chief for six months in 2007, Lynn has always been capable of doing the job. Three years on, he is better equipped to lead and to build on Tyndall’s excellent track record.

Making headlines already, Lynn appeared on 2 February on TVNZ’s NZI Business to share his thoughts with Corin Dann on the financial year ahead. The self-confessed maths-lover predicts 2010 will be pivotal in determining how investment markets will react over the next five years, and expects central banks to take the middle ground to help ease the pressure.

No rest for Lynn, he recently spoke to Goodreturns’ Jenha White regarding the future of Tyndall Investment for an article distributed on 5 February; Tyndall Looking To Add More Retail.

Peter’s appointment to Managing Director was also mentioned in New Zealand Asset magazine.  Find out more about Peter Lynn and his journey to the hot seat at Tyndall Investment in the business section of the New Zealand Herald , on goodreturns.co.nz and in the March Issue of NZ Management magazine talking to Reg Birchfield about his new job.

About Tyndall New Zealand

Tyndall, part of ASX-listed Suncorp-Metway Ltd, manages over $3.6 billion in investments for a range of clients, covering KiwiSaver schemes, retail investors, corporates, superannuation schemes, charities and group companies Vero, Asteron and Guardian Trust.