FinCap Team

Ruth Smithers

Ruth Smithers

Chief Executive

Ruth has led the FinCap team since January 2021 and commutes from a small beach... Read more
Jake Lilley

Jake Lilley

Senior Policy Advisor

Jake leads FinCap's efforts toward improving government and industry policy in support of whānau whose... Read more
Iuni Perez

Iuni Perez

Office Manager / Executive Assistant

Iuni is the glue that holds the FinCap team together. She oversees all office administrative... Read more
Nige Cox

Nige Cox

Training Programme Advisor

Nige coordinates the initiation of FinCap courses including the Financial Mentoring Introductory Course (FMIC), supervision... Read more
Paula Arkinstall

Paula Arkinstall

NZBA Programme Coordinator

Paula supports the FinCap team to carry out the New Zealand Banking Association - Te... Read more
Craig Stephen

Craig Stephen

Communications Advisor

Craig is the wordsmith of the operation, writing and editing whatever needs to be written... Read more
Bella Tioro

Bella Tioro

Communities of Practice Advisor

Bella leads FinCap's communities of practice initiative.   If you're lucky, you will even see... Read more
Rocky Webster

Rocky Webster

IT and Data Management Advisor

Rocky leads the development of FinCap's client management system Client Voices, and provides support to... Read more
Donna Allan

Donna Allan

Training Administrator

Donna runs the vast and important training administration tasks for the Sector Workforce Development team.... Read more
Jocelyn Kua

Jocelyn Kua

Communities of Practice Development Assistant

Jocelyn supports the Communities of Practice Advisor and initiates and facilitates communities of practice events.... Read more
Ange Smart

Ange Smart

MoneyTalks Team Lead

Ange leads MoneyTalks, FinCap's helpline funded by the Ministry of Social Development. Ange is a... Read more
Deanna Harrison

Deanna Harrison

Sector Workforce Development Team Leader

Deanna joined FinCap in November 2024. She leads the Sector Workforce Development team and will... Read more

FinCap Board

Kerry Francis

Kerry Francis (Chair)

Kerry has over 35 years’ experience in banking and financial markets. A large part of... Read more
Renee Rewi

Renee Rewi

Renee is the Manager of Kake Oranga Hāhi Katorika, Catholic Family Support Services, and FinCap... Read more
Rosser Thornley

Rosser Thornley

Rosser is a retired chartered accountant living in Waikato. He applied accounting while working for... Read more
Theresa Alaimoana

Theresa Alaimoana

Theresa is a social enterprise/business owner of multiple entities, property investor, and passionate advocate for... Read more
Nicola Sladden

Nicola Sladden

Nicola has been the Banking Ombudsman since 2015. She has more than 20 years’ experience... Read more
David Baines

David Baines

David has served on the Board since 2023 and is the Chief Executive for Kingdom... Read more
Geoff Smith

Geoff Smith

Geoff began working life teaching, before becoming involved in industries such as motor vehicle manufacturing,... Read more