Our Leadership Team
Roger Abel
Managing Director
Roger began his financial services career in 1987 and just five years later became a 50 percent shareholder in Rothbury, going on to lead our business as Managing Director.
Over the last 29 years, Roger has overseen many company mergers and acquisitions and Rothbury has subsequently grown into the third largest Insurance Broker in New Zealand.
Under Roger's leadership, Rothbury is focused on providing exceptional client service, expert insurance advice and tailored solutions to both businesses and individuals up and down the country.
Roger is a Board member of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ) and a Director of Lifetime Insurance.
Christine Barkley
Executive General Manager - People and Culture
Christine has been with Rothbury since 1999 and a member of the Executive Leadership Team since 2005. She is responsible for the people side of our business and her passion for developing outstanding leadership and empowering our people has built a culture that has seen Rothbury acknowledged and certified as a 'Great Place To Work'.
Christine creates pathways that enable our people to succeed and grow. She has overall responsibility for recruitment and staffing; training and development; employee relations and satisfaction, compensation and benefits across all of our 21 branches nationwide.
Chris Hughes
Executive General Manager – Broking Services & Business Operations
Chris has over 30 years' experience in the insurance industry. He joined Rothbury in 2005 and has been a member of the Executive Leadership Team since 2018. He is an expert at leading change and has worked for both Insurers and Broking firms in the United Kingdom and here in New Zealand.
Chris is responsible for delivering systems and services to Rothbury's broking network, across Insurer and Strategic Relationships; Schemes and Facilities; Claims delivery; Domestic broking; and our Asian Broking operation.
Chris is a Qualified Practicing Insurance Broker, a Director of Steadfast New Zealand, and an Associate Member of IBANZ.
Sandy MacCallum
Chief Financial Officer
Sandy has been in the insurance industry for over 18 years and joined Rothbury as a member of the Executive Leadership Team in 2008.
Sandy is responsible for financial reporting, banking relationships and providing advice on long term business and financial planning for our business. He also manages shareholder relationships and communications, and is a member of the Mergers and Acquisition team.
His role encompasses the leadership of Rothbury Instalment Services and its finance operations.
Sandy is a Chartered Accountant (CAANZ) and a Director of IQumulate Premium Funding.
Paul Munton
Executive General Manager - Broking Branches
Paul has been in the insurance industry for over 38 years and has held senior leadership roles in Insurance, Reinsurance, and Insurance Broking. He joined Rothbury as a member of the Executive Leadership Team in 2015.
Paul is responsible for managing our Broking branches and his extensive knowledge and experience means he is adept at driving sales culture and developing strategies to support Rothbury’s business growth.
Paul is a Fellow of ANZIIF, a Qualified Practicing Insurance Broker, and an Associate Member of IBANZ.
Sheila Redelinghuys
Executive General Manager – Information Systems
Sheila joined Rothbury in 2006 and has been a member of the Executive Leadership Team since 2014. She has over 20 years' experience in Information Technology and Project Management and heads up our IT infrastructure, systems and services.
Sheila is responsible for enabling Rothbury’s digital and strategic capabilities across the business, including the ongoing development of our core broking system, Swift.
Sheila oversees a diverse range of projects, including systems development, process re-engineering, product selection and IT outsourcing, to provide an innovative, robust information management capability for our business.