Practical guidance to help you succeed
With a wealth of practical and professional experience we will walk alongside you to give you the support you need to grow your business. If you feel like you're battling it alone in your business — we can help!
Tony Dench
Tony's career has spanned law, accounting, property development, banking and wider financial services in both New Zealand and the UK. He is an experienced Chief Executive and Board Chair with a passion for applying governance principles in a practical and pragmatic manner for the benefit of shareholders, stakeholders and community.
Working with a wide range of businesses over many years, he is an advocate for purpose-driven strategy to deliver sustainable growth. The experience of successfully putting this into practice adds both value and relevance to the businesses he works with.
He has extensive practical experience in implementing risk management within highly regulated business sectors together with an in-depth knowledge of deal structuring and managing acquisitions.
Tony is a Chartered Accountant, a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and holds a Bachelor of Law (Hons).
Current Appointments
Independent Director, Utilities Disputes Limited
Chair, Newpark Home Loans
Independent Director, SBS Wealth
Independent Director, SBS Insurance
Member, Financial Advice Code Committee
Chair, Project Employ
Independent Chair, Research Advisory Board, Quality Product Research
Member, Finance, Audit & Risk Committee, NZ Law Society
Previous Appointments
Interim Chief Executive, Financial Advice NZ
Group Strategist, Gaze Holdings
Chair, Member Advisory Committee, Financial Advice NZ
Member, Risk Committee, SHARE NZ & Newpark.
Chair, Takapuna Beach Business Association
Trustee, Auckland Angel Landlords Trust