Eden Park Trust

Eden Park Trust Annual Report
(31 October 2012)

Introduction

The Annual Report of The Eden Park Trust (EPT) for the year ended 31 October 2012 is attached. The comparative prior period is the 12 months to 31 October 2011.

The 2012 financial year has been the first year of "business as usual" operation of the redeveloped Park, following the successful conclusion of RWC 2011. Key milestones in the year included the following :

Eden Park was host to most major winter sports codes, ie. soccer, rugby league and rugby union, during the year.
Rugby Union continues to be the predominant venue hirer. During the year Eden Park hosted Auckland, the Blues and the All Blacks, for 14 matches in total.
The Wellington based Phoenix Football Club played their first match at Eden Park in November 2011.
The Vodafone NZ Warriors rugby league team opened their NRL season with a match against Manly in March 2012.
The Kiwis played the Kangaroos in the annual ANZAC rugby league international fixture in April 2012.
The Blackcaps played three international cricket matches, with the first match against Zimbabwe in February, then South Africa in February and March 2012.
Eden Park hosted community events, including the annual Open Day in March and the Eid Festival, in celebration of the end of Ramadan by the Muslim community, in August 2012.

2012 Annual Report

Eden Park Trust Members

John Waller (Chairman)
Michelle Boag
Ken Baguley
Derek Dallow
Grant Carruthers
Paul Lucas
Morris Pita
Rex Smith

Eden Park Managment Team

David Kennedy (Chief Executive Officer)
Brett Winstanley (Chief Financial Officer)
Tracy Morgan (General Manager - Sales & Marketing)
Steve Donaghy (General Manager - Infrastructure & Operations)

Eden Park Trust Member Biographies

John Waller (Chairman)
	John Waller is currently chairman of the Eden Park Redevelopment Board and The Eden Park Trust. He was appointed in 2007 to oversee the redevelopment project for Rugby World Cup 2011. Mr Waller is chairman of the Bank of New Zealand; an independent director of a number of large public companies, including Fonterra Co-operative Group, National Australia Bank and Sky Television Network, and a board member of the Auckland Transition Agency Board.

Michelle Boag
	Michelle Boag has 30 years experience in government, consultancy and corporate public relations. She has an extensive background in the not-for-profit area, as a current Trustee of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust and a former President of Variety Club New Zealand. Ms Boag has been previously appointed to the Eden Park Board of Control, the Auckland Cricket Association, Manu Samoa Rugby Limited, the Mt Smart Advisory Board and the Auckland Surf Lifesaving Association.

Ken Baguley
	Ken Baguley is a Qualified Chartered Accountant with 40 years experience in Chartered Accountancy, specialising in IT services. He was the Chairman of Auckland Rugby from 2001 to 2010, an Auckland City Councillor and Chairman of Transport Committee 2007 to 2010. Mr Baguley is currently a Orakei Local Board Member for Auckland Council. Trustee of The Halberg Trust and Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust. RMA Making Good Decisions certification valid until June 2014.

Derek Dallow
	Derek Dallow recently retired as a solicitor with over 30 years' experience and as a Partner at Davenports Harbour Lawyers in Auckland. Mr Dallow has extensive experience in the practice of business, property and sports law. He remains a Director of Regional Facilities Auckland, an Auckland Council CCO which will oversee arts, culture and heritage, leisure, sport, and entertainment venues. He has consulted to several stadium and trust boards on commercial arrangements, funding options and sponsorship agreements, and is a trustee of over 600 trusts in his personal and professional capacity.



Grant Carruthers
	Grant has been self-employed as a Company Director since 2005 and is currently Chairman of Aquamax Hydroblasting and Union Projects Limited, and a Director of Aquamax Devco. He was previously employed in the forest industry for many years, both within his own company and in senior roles with major companies, Carter Holt Harvey and NZ Forest Products. He was also a Director of Auckland Rugby from 2001 to 2012 and was previously on the Eden Park Board of Control.

Paul Lucas
	Paul Lucas is a company director, with in excess of 35 years business experience. He is the founder of the EDL Group of companies operating through out Australia and New Zealand. Paul is now very involved as a company director, overseeing business investments that include manufacturing, distribution, and commercial property. His passion for cricket and includes 30 years as a player and administrator. Paul is a former chairman of the Eden Roskill Cricket Club and was a board member of Auckland Cricket from 1996 to 2001, his last year as deputy chairman. He was co opted back onto the board in 2008 and is also currently the chairman of the Auckland Cricket Development Foundation.

Morris Pita
	Morris Pita has a commercial and business background, having worked as a senior manager at Ernst & Young, and in commercial and project management roles at Mighty River Power. Mr Pita holds post graduate degrees in Business and Law from Oxford and Auckland Universities. He now operates a boutique consultancy business, Shea Pita & Associates, where he focuses on advising organisations working in Maori economic development, particularly in the energy sector.

Rex Smith
	Rex Smith has more than 40 years experience in property negotiation specialising in the central and local government sectors. He currently operates his own property consultancy business. Rex holds a post graduate degree in Political Studies from the University of Auckland. A former member of the Eden Park Board of Control, he is the current Chairman of the Auckland Cricket Association.