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Meet The Team

Director

Pernell Callaghan

Pernell has a sound background in the property industry and an in-depth understanding of property transactions. He is the founder and Director of the national agency Arizto Real Estate, which employs over 150 staff throughout New Zealand. Pernell’s in-depth property trading experience includes trading more than 50 residential properties. He has firsthand knowledge of the key factors contributing to a successful property transaction. ​ Pernell’s management and financial experience extends into the education sector as an alumni and active member of Dilworth School, which has over $1B of assets under management. Additionally, he is the current Treasurer of the Dilworth Old Boys Association.

Director

Hayden Thompson

Hayden oversees all business operations and is responsible for final sign off on any loans which are approved. He is experienced in raising private capital, having done so for years prior to Finbase, when funding his own projects. Hayden’s first hand experience in completing more than 60 real estate projects assists him in identifying pitfalls in property deals, as well as having an in-depth understanding of how to structure such transactions to protect an investor’s interests. Hayden is connected with an excellent network of investors, developers, valuers, and real estate agents and has an adaptable approach to quickly mitigate risks and adapt to market changes.

Investment Manager

Jordan Evans

Jordan is the head of our investment team. His role is to ensure that Finbase investors are regularly updated with new funding opportunities, and are kept informed of any trends or changes that are happening in the marketplace. He draws on 16 years of experience across the finance industry, technology and sales. Jordan is passionate about understanding our client’s individual investing requirements, and tailoring a solution to fit. If you are someone who is considering investing with Finbase, Jordan will be your first point of call.

Finance Manager

Eliza Howie

Eliza is the head of Finbase’s Financial team. Her role is to manage all our financial operations, processes and reporting. She is dedicated to ensuring that our financial systems and business operations run efficiently and seamlessly. She brings 8 years of experience as the Group Office Manager at one of NZ's largest finance companies. Her expertise spans startups, SMEs, and corporations domestically and internationally.

Marketing Coordinator

Tegan Gimblett

Tegan leads Finbase’s marketing team, where she oversees and has final sign-off on all marketing channels, ensuring information is accurate, engaging, and relevant. Tegan’s marketing expertise is fundamental in generating a steady supply of quality investment opportunities. She has a decade of hands-on experience in marketing, event management and customer service. In addition to this, she has recently completed her postgraduate studies in marketing at Auckland University of Technology.

Head of Origination

Jack Patel

Jack is the head of our loan origination team. He has more than two decades of experience in the non bank lending industry across both New Zealand and Australia. Jack is extremely well connected among mortgage advisors and aggregators, and promotes communication between them and Finbase. He aims to facilitate smoother and quicker interactions for everyone.

Loan Management Officer

Omali Fonseka

Omali is an experienced Loan Management Officer with extensive banking experience in both New Zealand and international settings. She manages the administration of all of Finbase's loans, effectively running our loan software system and ensuring all compliance requirements are met. Omali holds international and domestic qualifications in Banking, Finance, and Financial Services specialising in Residential Lending.

AMLCO

Brendon Pierce

Brendon is Finbase’s anti money laundering compliance officer. He brings over 7 years of expertise in real estate, management and AML compliance to Finbase. His role is to ensure AML compliance programmes and risk assessments are adhered to, manages the AML audit process, and ensures our clients complete their customer due diligence (CDD) to meet acceptable standards

Interested to see what our clients invest in? Click below to view recent transactions and investment opportunities that Finbase have provided.

Examples of Our Wholesale Investment Funds

Examples of our recently funded investment opportunities

Interested to see what our clients invest in? Click below to view recent transactions and investment opportunities that Finbase have provided.

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Finbase is registered as a Financial Services Provider under the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 of New Zealand. Its registered number is FSP1003560

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