Robert Wall will start in the role in mid-February. Interim CEO Peter Chrisp will continue in the role until then.
Robert Wall.
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Robert Wall will be joining Invest New Zealand as its inaugural chief executive, Invest New Zealand chair Rob Morrison said today.
Wall joins Invest New Zealand from Lazard Asset Management, where he is currently a managing director and co-head of the quantitative and alternative investment management group. He was previously a partner at Federated Hermes Infrastructure and spent almost a decade at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, one of the largest and most reputable pension funds globally.
“Robert is a highly experienced and accomplished investment leader with more than 20 years of international experience across some of the world’s pre-eminent financial services firms. He has led global investment teams with a focus on infrastructure, managing investments in the UK, Europe, Canada, and elsewhere on behalf of a range of institutional investors.
“He has a depth of expertise supporting investors to deploy capital internationally and a wide network of relationships among leading sovereign wealth and pension funds,” Morrison said.
Wall was raised in New Zealand and will return with his family to Auckland from London. “I am excited to be coming home to lead the team at Invest New Zealand, to develop investment opportunities in sectors with high growth and productivity. Our work will help to create jobs, improve infrastructure, and deliver lasting economic benefits for all New Zealanders.”
Invest New Zealand was established in July 2025 as an Autonomous Crown Entity. Its purpose is to materially increase the flow of foreign direct investment into New Zealand with a focus on sectors with high growth and productivity potential.
Wall will start in the role in mid-February. The interim CEO, Peter Chrisp, will continue in the role until Robert arrives.
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