Board of Directors
The Grassroots Trust Limited Board of Directors have overall responsibility for governance of the Company. They bring strong business acumen and experience to the Board table ensuring Grassroots Trust Limited operates as a compliant and responsible industry leader.
Martin Bradley, Executive Chairman
Martin Bradley has been the Chairman of Grassroots Trust since 2004, and from 1 April 2020 was appointed as the full time Executive Chairman. Martin was a practising lawyer for 29 years and was a partner at the Hamilton based law firm Norris Ward McKinnon. Martin is a member of the NZ Cricket Players Association having played First Class Cricket for Auckland; and was the former Chairman of Northern Districts Cricket Association. He is also a keen rugby and racing enthusiast.
Kevin Burgess, Director
Kevin Burgess has been a pharmacist for 40 years and is co-owner of three pharmacies in Cambridge. Kevin has had a long and active involvement within the Cambridge community, serving on both sporting and community organisations. Kevin is also on the Board of Trustees for Cambridge Resthaven and co-founder of Perago Sports Trust. He has been a Grassroots Trustee since 2005.
Jeremy O'Rourke, Director
Jeremy is the Managing Director of Lodge Real Estate in Hamilton, as well as a Director of Cambridge Real Estate. He is also a Board Member of NZ Realtors Ltd and was a former parent representative on the Waikato Diocesan School for Girls Board of Trustees. Jeremy is a keen supporter of all sport particularly rugby and netball and still actively plays tennis and squash.
Fraser Lellman, Director
Fraser is the Managing Partner of BDO Tauranga and a Board member of BDO New Zealand. BDO is an international chartered accountancy and business advisory network. Fraser has over 25 years of business and governance experience including having past directorship positions on a regional economic development agency, and was Secretary of the Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust (‘TECT’). He is a former Board member of Northern Districts Cricket Association and a Trustee of the Bay Oval Trust. He enjoys a strong association within the charitable, sporting, school and education and not for profit sectors in both a professional business and personal capacity.
