Rebecca Thomas

Ms. Rebecca Thomas is a Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Mint Asset Management Ltd.
She is on the Board of Directors at Tainui Group Holdings Ltd.
She has a strong pedigree in funds management, with a career spanning 35 years', both in New Zealand and offshore.
As CEO, she is responsible for the management of Mint, working closely with the executive team and Board to achieve the vision that drove her to establish the firm and continues to drive it forward.
Ms. Thomas' previous executive positions include Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Johnson Fry, a London-based funds management firm, acquired by Legg Mason, where she went on to hold the position of Group Chief Executive Officer.
On moving to New Zealand she became Chief Investment Officer for ING (NZ) Limited.
She has been a Director and Chair of the AFRC of KiwiRail Holding Limited and an Associate member and AFRC Chair on the Board of the Financial Markets Authority from 2011-2016.
She has also held several non-executive directorships for investment and property trusts, including Pathfinder Development Companies and LMI European Utilities Investment Trust Plc.
She has completed examinations for the UK Institute of Investment Management and Research and the London Stock Exchange.