The Board of Trustees:
Our vision is:
To promote, develop and manage Bill McKinlay Park and its
facilities as a first-class venue for football and other
sporting activities within premier park surroundings.
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Present Trustees
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Stephen
Baggaley
Chairman |
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is a developer who has spent nearly 30 years
delving into companies I.T. systems. After a number
of years working in the corporate world, he started
up an I.T. development company, where he has
developed applications for a large number of
companies, using a variety of technologies. The
companies represent a wide range of industries,
varying from international corporates, to small
companies. As a self-confessed football tragic,
Stephen can regularly be found ambling around the
field and has been involved with University-Mt
Wellington since 2002. He is keen to see the future
development of the ground and to look at creative
ways to use technology to provide a cost effective
model for running a sports stadium. (2014 - present) |
Marc Prenty |
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Marc Prenty is the founder of FootballFix, a social
sports football competition provider with a current
active user database of 15,000 players at multiple
venues across Auckland. Originally from England, he
worked in, and studied, football coaching in London,
gaining a UEFA B License. In addition, Marc has a
Bachelor of Sport degree from Unitec. Marc is
passionate about providing the best sporting
experience possible for sports players of all levels
and ages, continually striving to ensure people gain
maximum enjoyment from their involvement in sport. |
Peter Walters |
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Peter has been involved in Touch for many years,
captaining New Zealand for 13 years (1988 -2000) and
has won 3 Touch World Cups, 1999, 2007 and 2011. He
was Touch NZ High Performance Manager for 11 years
but since 2004 has run his own company, Sport Coach,
coaching touch and rugby in over 31 countries. Peter
is a trustee of the Galaxy Sports Trust and Tamaki
Community Trust and is passionate about providing
opportunities for communities to be involved in
sports and healthy activities. |
Past Trustees and Honorary Officials
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Barbara Cox
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is a former captain of both New Zealand and Auckland
Football representative teams. Her lengthy service
to football administration and coaching at all
levels was recognised in 1995 by inclusion into the
New Zealand Football Hall of Fame and, in 1996, by a
MBE. As a former director of United Sporting
Promotions Ltd., she organised fund-raising
activities and sporting promotions for sports and
recreational clubs throughout New Zealand, helping
countless organisations raise money for their
specific projects. As a sports sociologist, she
brings to the position an understanding of sport; in
particular, how it relates to our institutions in
society, and the identification of future trends.
Cox was appointed CEO of the Trust in 2010. (2004 –) |
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Bruce Cullen
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is the Executive General Manager for Downer
Ltd., one of Australasia's largest infrastructure
companies and has held this role for the past eight
years. He is a civil engineer and has over 28 years
of contracting and consultancy experience across New
Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands. Bruce
has been playing football for University-Mt
Wellington for over 30 years and currently plays for
the Villa O/40s team, when not injured. He was
recently a Board Member of Netball North for three
years before the regional model was dis-established.
(2015 - present) |
Patrick Fontein |
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has over 20 years of property development
experience in the NZ market, with a predominant
focus on Auckland. Patrick is a Director of Studio
D4, a commercial property consulting, development
management and investment company. He started his
senior football at Napier City Rovers, making his
National League debut at Bill McKinlay Park (getting
a good thrashing from Mt Wellington!). Whilst at
Auckland University completing a BE Civil, he played
for University when they were in the National
League. He has played for the Uni Mount Villa team
for the last 15 years. (Chairman) |
Tara Pryor - Honorary
Solicitor
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is a former football representative for both New
Zealand and Auckland. Currently, she is the General
Manager, Operations and Programmes at the New
Zealand Olympic Committee. A qualified lawyer with
over 15 years experience, particularly in the area
of sports law, she also has a diverse set of skills
and experience, including for example, a Lean Six
Sigma Blackbelt in process improvement. ( 2010 -
present) |
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Ming Lim-Pollard - Honorary
Treasurer
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Ming has responsibility for the funding vehicle
for Titan NZ and to facilitate access to domestic
and offshore investors for New Zealand corporates.
Prior to assuming current position at Titan NZ
Funding Trust, she was also involved in the
establishment of NAB (NZ) Limited and the BNZ
Facilities Management Ltd, the entity responsible
for the management of BNZ RMBS and the BNZ covered
bond. Ming has over 25 years banking experience as a
credit controller, transactional manager and
corporate client syndication manager. She is a
Chartered Accountant and has a law degree. She holds
ACA(NZICA), BBA (OU), LLB (AUT) and PGDipAcctg (MU).
(2012 - present) |
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Anthony Bow |
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has a real passion for small to medium businesses
and entrepreneurship. Anthony has held a number of
senior executive roles. His most recent role was CEO
of Tax Pooling Solutions Limited, where he grew and
led a customer services obsessive team providing tax
pooling and tax financing solutions to SME and
Corporate clients, which was sold in late 2015 to
PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to this, Anthony spent
more than 13 years in banking. His last banking role
was Director - Specialised Finance, leading a team
of banking specialists delivering highly customised
financing transactions at BNZ. Prior to his banking
career, he spent 10 years in domestic and
international taxation including 5 years with Dutch
multinational Royal Philips Electronics based in
Singapore. Anthony holds CA and CA Singapore
designations from the professional accounting bodies
in New Zealand and Singapore respectively. He also
holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Auckland
University and is a member of the International
Fiscal Association (NZ Branch). (2012 – 2020
chairman) |
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Andrew Clements (Clem)
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is an investor and was a professional director.
He has been a director of a number of NZX listed and
private companies including Ryman Healthcare, The
New Zealand Refining Company, Revera, Orion Health,
Genesis Energy and private investment companies;
Zeus Management Ltd and Jacon Investments Ltd. He
was a member of the IOD and completed the NZIM
advanced management program in 1991 and a B.Com at
Auckland University in 1985. Clem is a life member
of University-Mt Wellington AFC and has been team
manager/player for Villa for a number of years. He
is currently taking a well-earned sabbatical
overseas. (2010-2015: former chairman) |
Harry Dods
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chaired New Zealand and Auckland Football for
many years and was rewarded for his services with a
Life Membership of both organisations. He was the
CEO of the 1982 World Cup Campaign and in 2001, he
was appointed as National Games Director for New
Zealand Special Olympics, organising 14 sports for
1800 competitors with the assistance of 750
volunteers. Harry was both the founding Chairman of
Sport Auckland as well as founding Trustee, Chairman
and Treasurer of SENZ Charitable Trust, an
organisation set up to provide training and
employment opportunities for young adults. (2004 –
2013: former chairman) |
Robert Douglas
(Bob) |
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has been involved in football for many years;
serving Auckland Football as President and a Board
Member, and University-Mt Wellington AFC in various
capacities but currently as President. After
retiring from his position as operations manager for
a large multi-national company, he set up and now
directs Eden Park Panel and Paint Ltd. Bob is
well-known in musical circles as a founding member
of The Society Jazzmen. (2004 – present) |
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David Mairs
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Has been involved in football for many years at
Eastern Suburbs AFC where he served as both
President and Chairman. A chartered accountant by
profession, he has been the company secretary of
Nissan NZ Ltd for 22 years and recently retired in
2014. (2004 – 2010) |
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Nitesh Prasad
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is a Senior Civil & Structural Engineer and
Director of NAL Civil & Structural Engineers
Limited. He has over 9 years of professional
engineering experience in New Zealand and holds
Diploma in Civil Engineering from Fiji Institute of
Technology, Bachelor’s in Engineering (Civil) and a
Masters of Engineering Studies (Construction
Management) from the University of Auckland. He is
also a member and former President of South Pacific
Professional Engineering Excellence (SPPEEx) which
is a non-profit organisation focused at increasing
the number of Maori and Pacific engineers,
advancement of professional engineers in the
community, and supporting the professional
development of their members. Nitesh initiated,
organised and played in the Auckland
Inter-Engineering Soccer Championship at Bill
McKinlay Park since 2008. (2013 – Present) |
Further information on the Trust may be found on the
Charities Commission website. |
