Mel Stewart

Mel Stewart has extensive experience in financing in the rural, residential, commercial and industrial sectors throughout Australasia and Oceania.

His involvement in the Rural Bank and Elders Finance Limited gives him a comprehensive understanding of issues relating to these areas of finance.

In addition, Mel was a major shareholder and managing director of Elders Finance and played a key role in growing that company into a major force in the finance industry in New Zealand.

TK Shim

TK Shim has in-depth experience in corporate advisory services and corporate finance to Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (“SME’s”).

TK specialises in innovative structured financing for companies in the general business sector including arranging bond and unit trust issues, putting in place trade finance, financing acquisitions, securitisation facilities and other cashflow lending products.

He was a banking law specialist in some of the major law firms in New Zealand and has also gained banking experience from working in Westpac Banking Corporation.

Peter Simunovich

Peter has been in the fishing and seafood processing industries for over 25 years, and has an in depth understanding of the strategic and operational issues facing companies operating in the real economy.

Peter is an independent Director of FEI, using his business experience and contacts to provide invaluable input on the strategic direction of FEI.