JUDGES

2026 JUDGES

Eugene Bartsaikin

Managing Director
Twine Financial Advisers

Phil Bennett

First Mortgage Trust
Head of Lending

Ian Boyce

General Manager Property
Avanti Finance

Colleen Dennehy

Network Sales Manager
Mike Pero Mortgages

Dev Dhingra

Founder/CEO/Principal Adviser
The Fundmaster

Harry Ferreira

Group Chief Executive & Director
Vega

Nick Hakes

Chief Executive Officer
Financial Advice New Zealand

Kip Hanna

CEO
NZHL

Glenys Holden

Chief Executive Officer
Norfolk Mortgage Trust

Cam Marcroft

Director/Senior Financial Adviser
Loan Market Central

Lyn McMorran

Executive Director
Financial Services Federation (FSF)

Hamish Patel

Board of Director
Financial Advice New Zealand

Elyce Peters

Director and Mobile Mortgage Adviser
The Mortgage Girls

Chris Poledniok

National Manager Third Party
Westpac NZ

Aaron Skilton

CEO
Liberty

Carmen Vicelich

Founder & Global CEO
Valocity

Dr. Pushpa Wood

Director, Financial Education & Research Centre
Massey University