ABOUT US

Mercer (N.Z.) Limited has been helping New Zealanders manage their retirement savings for over 65 years. We are experienced superannuation and KiwiSaver specialists in New Zealand, with local knowledge and expertise, and global reach.

Many of New Zealand's largest employers have chosen Mercer for their workplace superannuation schemes and many more as preferred KiwiSaver provider. This means we handle the administration, investments, member communications, Helpline and other services in relation to the retirement savings of tens of thousands of New Zealanders.

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Sarah Whitelock

Consumer Wealth Leader, Mercer (N.Z.) Limited

Sarah Whitelock is a Principal and the Leader of the Consumer Wealth business. She is responsible for overseeing the Mercer consumer products including the Mercer KiwiSaver scheme, Mercer Super Trust, and the Mercer FlexiSaver unit trust. Sarah's focus and passion is to ensure that all Kiwis have access to innovative solutions that enable them to make sound long-term investment decisions and to meet their investment goals.

Sarah joined Mercer in May 1998 and in addition to her current role has been involved in superannuation consulting to corporates and trustee bodies, the provision of secretarial services to superannuation boards, along with business and project management. Prior to joining Mercer Sarah gained experience at PwC and within Local Government in Audit and Financial Accounting roles.

Sarah has a Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting) from Massey University and is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Nicky Burns

Head of Administration Operations, Mercer (N.Z.) Limited

Nicky Burns is a Principal and Mercer New Zealand's Administration Operations Leader.

She oversees the delivery of administration services to over 20 corporate clients, as well as the Mercer KiwiSaver scheme, Mercer Super Trust, and Mercer FlexiSaver unit trust, which collectively serve over 150,000 members. Additionally, Nicky oversees the administration of stand-alone superannuation clients based in Australia.

With a career spanning over 30 years in the financial services industry, Nicky has been a dedicated member of the Mercer team for more than 25 years, initially joining as a Fund Accountant. Her key focus is driving operational service excellence and ensuring that customers and clients remain at the heart of everything Mercer does.

Nicky’s leadership and deep industry experience enable her to deliver innovative solutions and maintain high standards of service across all her responsibilities.

Padraig Brown

Chief Investment Officer, Mercer (N.Z.) Limited

Padraig (Paddy) Brown is the CIO of Mercer New Zealand. Prior to his current role, Paddy was Head of Real Estate for Mercer in Australia and New Zealand, managing a $3B+ unlisted real estate portfolio which significantly outperformed MSCI and APRA benchmarks. Paddy has advised some of the world’s largest institutional investors on Real Asset allocations

Prior to joining Mercer in September 2011, Paddy gained 14 years of global investment and strategy experience spanning real estate, private equity and infrastructure. Paddy was global real estate strategist for BlackRock where he advised on global investments utilising equity, debt and synthetic exposure and head of global capital markets research for JLL.

Paddy holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, a Bachelor of Management Studies from Waikato University, and he is a holder of the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.