The senior management team, who are also part-owners and directors, have been operating aged care facilities for over 25 years and are highly experienced in caring for the elderly.

Board of Directors

(the parent company)


John Ryder M.Com (Hons), FCA, CMA

Executive Chairman


Co-founder of Ryman Healthcare and inducted into the NZ Business Hall of Fame.


Simon O’Dowd

Managing Director


National President of the NZ Aged Care Association and Board member of the Retirement Villages Association.



Jeremy O’Dowd

Director


25 years of experience in the aged care industry. Manages the master planning and design of villages and facilities.

Gavin Lonergan BBUS, CA

Director


A director of Direct Capital, New Zealand’s leading private equity management company.


Kerry Mason FNZIA 

Director


Award-winning architect. A Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and previously Managing Director of Warren and Mahoney.



Wendy Fleming RGON, CRSNZ

Director



Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and Honorary Vice President of Alzheimer’s Disease International and Patron Dementia Canterbury.




John Strowger LLB

Director


A director of listed companies Skellerup and Sanford. Previously a partner at Chapman Tripp.

Mary-Anne Stone MPH, DPH, BA

Director


Senior management roles across Primary Care, Hospice, Community Nursing, Retirement Villages, Home and Community Support.


Board of Directors of Qestral Corporation Ltd

(the parent company)


John Ryder M.Com (Hons), FCA, CMA

Executive Chairman


Co-founder of Ryman Healthcare and inducted into the NZ Business Hall of Fame.


Jeremy O’Dowd

Director


25 years of experience in the aged care industry. Manages the master planning and design of villages and facilities.



Kerry Mason FNZIA 

Director


Award-winning architect. A Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Architects and previously Managing Director of Warren and Mahoney.


Gavin Lonergan BBUS, CA

Director


A director of Direct Capital, New Zealand’s leading private equity management company.


Simon O’Dowd

Managing Director


National President of the NZ Aged Care Association and Board member of the Retirement Villages Association.


Wendy Fleming RGON, CRSNZ

Director



Companion of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and Honorary Vice President of Alzheimer’s Disease International and Patron Dementia Canterbury.




John Strowger LLB

Director


A director of listed companies Skellerup and Sanford. Previously a partner at Chapman Tripp.

Mary-Anne Stone MPH, DPH, BA

Director


Senior management roles across Primary Care, Hospice, Community Nursing, Retirement Villages, Home and Community Support.