Trustees Executors appoint new CEO

Trustees Executors has appointed Ryan Bessemer as its new CEO, replacing Executive Director Rob Russell.

Bessemer joins Trustees Executors  following six years as COO of Equity Trustees – one of Australia’s largest independent Trustee companies. He has held the position of CIO for three ASX listed businesses, and is an executive with over 24 years experience in Financial Services, Technology
and Professional Services. Mr Bessemer is also a graduate of Harvard Business School.

“I am enthusiastic about the joining Trustees Executors and leading the growth of such an iconic New Zealand brand,” Bessemer said. “My immediate goal is to focus on enhancing our service offering to clients via business process improvement and technology innovation. I am proud to be
part of this strong organisation and believe that we will continue to make Trustees Executors an even stronger contender in the financial services marketplace.”

Trustees Executors is grateful to Rob Russell, who in his capacity as Executive Director was responsible for many of the duties now transferred to the Chief Executive.