Kiwi Property announced the appointment of Simon Shakeshef to its Board as a Non-Executive Director, commencing 1 November 2019. Simon is a recognised leader in Australia's property finance sector, with a 30-year executive career spanning several of the country's most prolific property groups and investment banks. He is currently Non-Executive Director of both Cbus Property and Assembly Funds Management, as well as a consultant to the New South Wales Treasury Corporation. Prior to commencing his governance career, Simon was Group Executive, Strategy, Stakeholder Relations and Research at Stockland. Before that, he was Managing Director, Head of Australian Real Estate Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and Managing Director, Co-Head of Australian Real Estate Investment Banking at UBS Australia. Simon previously spent 19 years as an equities analyst, including as Executive Director, Head of Real Estate Analysis at J.P Morgan Australia and Executive Director, Head of Real Estate Analysis, Macquarie Equities at Macquarie Bank.