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Christopher Swasbrook

Board MemberLabourFormer NZX DirectorCharity Officer
Current Agency
Financial Markets Authority

Professional Background

Updated 5 Mar 2026

Founder of NZL and NZRLM with extensive investment banking and capital markets experience, serving on multiple boards.

Christopher Swasbrook, appointed in September 2020, is one of the founders of New Zealand Rural Land Company and New Zealand Rural Land Management. He is also the Founder and Director of Elevation Capital Funds Management Limited. He was previously a Partner of Goldman Sachs JBWere Pty, co-head of institutional equities at Goldman Sachs JBWere (NZ) and a foundation broker of the NZX. He has been a board member of the Financial Markets Authority since 2019. He is also Chair and Director of the Auckland Future Fund, Chair of Bethunes Investments Limited, Executive Chair of McCashin's Brewery Limited, Chair of the Auckland Art Gallery Advisory Board and Chair of The Helen Clark Foundation.

Education

BCom (Economics)

Qualifications

None listed

Sectors

Information TechnologyReal Estate

Public Sector Roles

Chair
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Appointed by:National

2025-05-05 – 2028-03-31

Board Member
Financial Markets Authority
Appointed by:National

2024-08-26 – 2025-08-25

Board MemberCurrent
Financial Markets Authority
Appointed by:Labour

2019-06-08 – Present

Note: The appointing party indicates which government made the appointment, not the individual's personal political affiliation or voting preferences.

Cross-Sector Roles

NZX Directorships (3)

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Charity Roles (1)

Crown Entity Roles (5)

Cross-Sector Roles

NZX Roles(3)

  • Independent Non-Executive Director at Rakon LimitedCurrent
  • Independent Director at Rakon LimitedCurrent
  • Non-Executive Director at New Zealand Rural Land Company LimitedCurrent
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Charity Roles(1)

  • Trustee at Te Papa Foundation Current
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