Metlifecare Limited announced the engagement of Grant Arbuckle in the role General Manager: Development and Assets. Grant is replacing Michael Oliver who is leaving Metlifecare at the end of October to pursue other business opportunities. Metlifecare expressed its appreciation to Michael for the pivotal role he played through the integration of the three companies following the July 2012 merger.

Grant is an experienced property and development manager. Having completed a Bachelor of Town Planning at Auckland University in 1984 and a Master of Business Administration at the University of Surrey in the UK in the 1990s, Grant has gained valuable skills and experience, both locally and internationally, in the leadership of multidisciplinary teams, property development, master planning, urban regeneration and social and retirement housing. Grant is a results-oriented, strategically-focused individual who is well set to lead the development initiatives at Metlifecare.

Grant will assume the role of General Manager: Development and Assets on 1 November 2013.