Simon Allen has over 30 years of commercial experience in the New Zealand and Australian capital markets.
Mr Allen was the chief executive of investment bank BZW/ABN AMRO in New Zealand for 21 years. He was the inaugural chair of NZX, the Financial Markets Authority, and Crown Fibre Holdings (renamed Crown Infrastructure Partners).
Mr Allen is chair of The New Zealand Refining Company, and a trustee of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust.