Kiwibank appoints five

Ali Bray, Kevin Hastings, Wendy Kingsbury, Sandra Richardson and Bill Smith join the company and will be working scattered throughout the North Island.

Bray will be joining the Wellington/Lower Hutt team, while Kingsbury will be based in the Central Wellington region. Bray has more than 20 years experience in the industry and has previously worked in the areas of fire and general, insurance, banking, consumer electronics and real estate. Kingsbury has 28 years in banking and was most recently a wealth specialist with Westpac.

Hastings is joining the Hawke’s Bay squad. Prior to joining Kiwibank, his roles included commercial dealer for Westpac and private client adviser for Merrill Lynch and ABN Amro Craigs.

Richardson will be based in the Bay of Plenty and has worked for Westpac for the past eight years, most recently as a wealth specialist.