Brendon Stone

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Brendon began his career in the audit division of KPMG Hamilton (NZ), focusing on companies in the dairy and manufacturing sectors. In 1999, he was appointed as the resident auditor for KPMG Rarotonga, where he was predominantly responsible for the audit of banks, trust companies, and investment funds. In 2001, he joined a Cook Islands trust company as accountant, and became its finance manager in 2004, at which time he also joined the Board of CSB for the first time, until 2007.

After returning to New Zealand, Brendon was appointed as financial reporting manager for publicly-traded AFFCO NZ Ltd, a major NZ meat exporter. After 5 years in this role, he became Chief Financial Officer of Porter Group in Hamilton, where he is responsible for the accounting and administration division. Brendon is a New Zealand chartered accountant and holds a BBS from Massey University.