Asia Pacific Risk Management > The Team

Roger is a Director and one-third shareholder in Asia-Pacific Risk Management Limited. He is widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s leading professional advisers and commentators on local/international financial markets, the New Zealand economy and corporate treasury risk management. Roger has over 30 years merchant and investment banking industry experience, and has been closely associated with the changes and development of New Zealand’s financial markets since 1981.

Roger established merchant bank, Bancorp’s Treasury Advisory Services in 1987, building the business to a team of seven advisers in Australia and New Zealand and 120 retained clients by 1998. In October 1998 Roger joined Deutsche Bank AG to head up the Risk Management Advisory team based in Auckland. In January 2001 Roger Kerr and partner Stuart Henderson purchased Deutsche Risk Management Advisory Limited from Deutsche Bank, changing the company’s name to Asia-Pacific Risk Management Limited.

Roger continues to advise many Australian and New Zealand companies in the specialist areas of foreign exchange risk, interest rate and funding risk and treasury policy/governance matters. In addition to advising Asia-Pacific Risk Management clients, Roger currently holds the following directorships and Board memberships:

Chairman of Trust Investments Management Limited
Chairman of Pie Funds Management Limited
Board Member of the National Provident Fund
Advisory Board Member of the New Zealand Debt Management Office
Trustee of the Auckland City Mission Capital Foundation
Director of ETOS Limited

Roger is a (CA) member and NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) the NZ Institute of Directors, a Fellow of the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand Inc (INFINZ) and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management Inc. Roger has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Canterbury.

Email: roger.kerr@aprisk.com Business: 64 9 913 4628
Mobile: 64 21 935 288

Stuart Henderson

Stuart is a Director and one-third shareholder of Asia-Pacific Risk Management Limited.

Stuart specialises in financial risk identification, analysis, forensics and tailored solutions to add value to client companies’ financial management and performance. He also specialises in debt funding and interest rate risk management advice to the New Zealand Local Government sector. Stuart’s debt capital markets and banking/credit knowledge assists borrowers in refinancing and debt raising strategies.

Stuart was Vice President for Deutsche Bank New Zealand’s Risk Management Advisory unit from June 1998 to January 2001. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Stuart was Head of Financial Engineering – National Australia Bank (NAB) – London and consulted to NAB’s subsidiary Banks; Clydesdale Bank, Northern Bank, Yorkshire Bank, National Irish Bank; and the Bank of New Zealand on treasury risk management activities. Stuart was a member of NAB’s proprietary trading committee.

Stuart has over 25 years financial markets experience and spent eight years in London holding senior management positions with Bank of America, Sanwa Financial Products, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi. Before leaving New Zealand in 1989, Stuart was a founding member of Bancorp and Westpac Merchant Finance.

Stuart’s activities have largely focused on advising European, Asian, Australian and New Zealand companies and Government agencies on risk management awareness, strategies and solutions. He offers a diverse global and local market perspective in all areas of financial risk management.

Stuart was a member of the UK Securities and Futures Authority (SFA) in London for eight years and is a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) with the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand Inc (INFINZ).

Stuart is a director of Manukau City Investments Limited.

Email:stuart.henderson@aprisk.com Business: 64 9 425 0158
Mobile: 64 21 343 423

Brett Johanson

Brett is a Director and one-third shareholder of Asia-Pacific Risk Management Limited. Brett joined the company is an owner/director in mid-2004.

Brett is an experienced treasury management advisor, having headed ANZ Investment Bank's treasury risk management services unit and worked within the NZ financial markets from1996 to 2004. Over this time Brett has provided advice to a wide range of organisations including; importers, exporters, borrowers and investors with specialisation in finance companies, government agencies and local government. Brett's advice encompasses all aspects of treasury management including; funding, investing, liquidity, asset & liability management, foreign exchange and interest rate risk management along with operational risks. He has specialist knowledge and experience in advising the New Zealand local government sector and finance companies/building societies. Brett brings strong practical, financial markets, corporate treasury, accounting and governance experience to his advisory roles.

Brett has over 25 years treasury and financial markets experience having worked in London from 1987 to 1995 primarily with Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse Financial Products and prior to leaving overseas, held positions in audit and corporate finance with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in Auckland. Brett holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Auckland University, is a current member (CA) of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA), a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) with the Institute of Finance Professionals NZ Inc. (INFINZ) and an Associate Member (ACT) of the Association of Corporate Treasurers UK.

Email: brett.johanson@aprisk.com Business: 64 4 918 0008
Mobile: 64 21 771 574