Meet the Team

I come from a farming background, having worked on the family Stud Dairy Farm until I was 23, then entered the Real Estate profession and established my own Real Estate Company, Gillman Real Estate Ltd (one of the Largest Independent Real Estate Companies in New Zealand) which I ran for 26 years and had a staff of over 150 people. During my years in Real Estate I also established several other companies: Gillman Property Management Ltd (managing 750 Properties), Gillman Body Corporate Ltd and established New Zealand Independent Realtors.

I later franchised Gillman Real Estate in 2000 and sold my interest in the company. In 2004 I co-founded and was the Managing Director of Priority Finance Ltd – we were one of the few finance companies that survived the Global Financial Crisis. I sold this business in 2009. Since then I established and have been successfully operating Bright Enterprise Holdings Ltd.

I am a born and bred Cantabrian who, apart from a stint in London, has always lived in Christchurch. My work background is predominantly in administration/co-ordination in the education and training sectors. I started working for Noel in 2021 and am embracing the new challenge of learning all about the finance world.

I am married with two teenage children and live on a busy lifestyle block in Prebbleton.