Robert Laurence Cameron

Directorships
Intaz Ltd

Major Shareholdings

Background
Rob Cameron is a partner in Cameron & Company, an investment
bank that was established by Rob in July 1995. He has been  
involved in a wide range of advisory and transaction        
mandates for clients in the public and private sectors      
including New Zealand Post, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tranz     
Rail, Wrightson and Telecom. Rob started his career at The  
Treasury and was a Harkness Fellow at Harvard University in 
1980. He joined one of New Zealand's major sharebroking     
firms in 1984 and became Head of Research. He later         
established the investment banking services of Fay,         
Richwhite and Company Limited and became Head of Corporate  
Finance. In this role he provided advice and transaction    
management services across a wide range of mandates. Here   
major projects included the sale of the THC, the sale of    
Crown forest assets, the acquisition of Telecom by Bell     
Atlantic and Ameritech and the lead management of the public
float of Telecom.                                           

In Cameron & Company, Rob has a leadership role in advising 
major shareholders in Ernest Adams on the sale of their     
interests to Goodman Fielder, Weyerhaeuser on its bid to    
acquire the Central North Island forecasts, Wrightson on    
several projects including the sale of Wrightson Farmers    
Finance, VicLink on the sale of Netlink to Telstra and a    
number of other clients. In August 2001 Rob was appointed   
leader in the Crown Negotiating team in relation to the     
recapitalisation of Air New Zealand, which was completed in 
January 2002 through an equity injection by the Crown of    
NZ$885 million.                                             

His involvement has been extensive in a number of Cameron & 
Company's major advisory projects including the strategic   
review of Brierley Investments, capital structure advice for
Telecom New Zealand, a range of projects for New Zealand    
Post, the development of governance structures and financial
strategies for Christchurch City Holdings, advice on        
business strategy, ownership and capital structure to ENZA, 
strategic and commercial advice to Ports of Auckland.       

Rob resigned as Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance       
Committee of the Council of Victoria University in April    
2001 after 5 years on the Council. In this position Rob     
played a key role in guiding strategic and financial reposi-
tioning of the University.                                  

Rob has a BCA in Economics with First Class Honours from    
Victoria University and a MPA (Finance and Economics) from  
Harvard University.                                         


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