Mark Ryland

● Age: 54

● Job: Chief executive, Milford Asset Management

● Qualified: Trained as an accountant in the United Kingdom

● Career: Began career working for Midlands Bank. Worked for Zurich Financial Services where he helped set up UK fund manager Threadneedle. Moved to New Zealand in 2001 and initially worked for Guardian Trust before moving to ASB Group Investments as head of operations. He then headed up its investment administration platform Aegis for three years before becoming the chief operating officer at Macquarie Private Wealth in 2009. Under the Macquarie umbrella he became managing director of fund manager Brook Asset Management. He then left to begin initially consulting to Milford in May 2014 before taking on a permanent role as manager risk compliance and systems. Moved up to head of products and operations in February 2017 and became chief executive in February 2019.

● Family: Married with three children

● Last movie watched: The Woods by Harlan Coben

● Last book read: Tiger Woods biography

● Last overseas holiday: Noosa, Australia, in November last year